2020
Splenic-vasculature involvement is associated with poor prognosis in resected distal pancreatic cancer
Yin F, Saad M, Lin J, Jackson CR, Ren B, Lawson C, Karamchandani DM, Bernabeu BQ, Jiang W, Dhir T, Zheng R, Schultz CW, Zhang D, Thomas CL, Zhang X, Lai J, Schild M, Zhang X, Xie H, Liu X. Splenic-vasculature involvement is associated with poor prognosis in resected distal pancreatic cancer. Gastroenterology Report 2020, 9: 139-145. PMID: 34026221, PMCID: PMC8128010, DOI: 10.1093/gastro/goaa084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalLarger tumor sizeOverall survivalStage pT3Radiographic evidencePrognostic valueTumor sizePancreatic cancerPancreatic carcinomaPredictors of PFSPost-operative adjuvant chemotherapyShorter progression-free survivalDistal pancreatic cancerSplenic artery invasionSplenic vein invasionIndependent risk factorPapillary mucinous neoplasmAdjuvant chemotherapyLymphovascular invasionNodal metastasisVein involvementDistant metastasisPerineural invasionPoor prognosisRetrospective study
2019
Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm With Elevated Pre-Operative Cystic Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level: A Histopathologic Correlation
Beech C, Freedman-Weiss M, Salem R, Jain D, Zhang X. Pancreatic Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm With Elevated Pre-Operative Cystic Carcinoembryonic Antigen Level: A Histopathologic Correlation. Gastroenterology Research 2019, 12: 185-190. PMID: 31523327, PMCID: PMC6731045, DOI: 10.14740/gr1201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCarcinoembryonic antigen levelCEA levelsInvasive carcinomaAntigen levelsCEA stainingIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm subtypesPancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmsIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmPresence of dysplasiaPapillary mucinous neoplasmGrade of dysplasiaRisk of malignancySize of lesionsDuct involvementPathologic variablesCystic lesionsIPMN casesMucinous neoplasmsMucinous secretionHistopathologic correlationNeoplasm subtypesCarcinomaGlycoprotein expressionSignificant correlationDysplasia