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SUBMITTER: Yamaguchi K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3311854 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences 20120501 3
Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy has become a standard operation for distal and middle bile duct cancers. Bile duct cancer typically extends longitudinally and invades vertically. It frequently metastasizes to the lymph nodes and infiltrates the perineural spaces. The presence of residual cancer in the bile duct stump and lymph node metastases are significant prognostic factors. Negative surgical margins and D2 lymph node dissection are necessary for curative resection. The clinical cour ...[more]