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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Postoperative Outcomes of Distal Pancreatectomy for Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Abutting the Pancreas in the Left Upper Quadrant.

Kyeong Deok Kim, Kyo Won Lee, Ji Eun Lee, Jeong Ah Hwang, Sung Jun Jo, Jinseob Kim, So Hee Lim, Jae Berm Park

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kyeong Deok KimDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Kyo Won LeeDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Ji Eun LeeDepartment of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, South Korea.
Jeong Ah HwangDepartment of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Sung Jun JoDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Jinseob KimDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
So Hee LimTransplantation Research Center, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
Jae Berm ParkDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Samsung Medical Center · KRSeoul National University · KRSoonchunhyang University · KRSungkyunkwan University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEn bloc resection of the tumor with adjacent organs is recommended for localized retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS). However, resection of the pancreas is controversial because it may cause serious complications, such as pancreatic fistula or bleeding. Thus, we evaluated the outcomes of distal pancreatectomy (DP) in pancreas-abutting RPS of the left upper quadrant (LUQ).

methodsWe

resultsFifty-three patients (53/86; 61.6%) were included in the non-DP group, and 33 patients (33/86; 38.4%) were included in the DP group. Total postoperative complications and complication rates for those Clavien-Dindo grade 3 or higher were similar between the non-DP group and DP group (p = 0.290 and p = 0.550). In the DP group, grade B pancreatic fistulae occurred in 18.2% (6/33) of patients, but grade C pancreatic fistulae were absent, and microscopic pancreatic invasion was noted in 42.4% (14/33) of patients. During multivariate analysis, microscopic pancreatic invasion was deemed a risk factor for local recurrence (p = 0.029). However, there were no significant differences on preoperative computed tomography findings between the pancreatic invasion and non-invasion groups.

conclusionDP is a reasonable procedure for pancreas-abutting RPS located at the LUQ when both complications and complete resection are considered.

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complicationdistal pancreatectomy (DP)local recurrence (LR)microscopic pancreas invasionretroperitoneal sarcoma

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PMID34988024
PMCPMC8721218
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