Recent Advances in Pancreatic Neoplasms

• Other Authors: Sperti, Cosimo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; Oncology; PIWI proteins; PIWIL3; PIWIL4; pancreatic cancer; EMT; chemoresistance; motility; HNF4A; survival; pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm; primary pancreatic carcinoid; serotonin-secreting pancreatic tumour; serotonin-producing pancreatic tumour; neoadjuvant chemotherapy; response; carbohydrate antigen 19-9; fluorodeoxyglucose; pancreatectomy; positron emission tomography; prognosis; standardized uptake value; Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; microRNAs; pancreatic fistula; pancreatic neoplasm; renal cell carcinoma; pancreatic neoplasms; PET-CT scan; pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; pancreatic cancer prognosis; completion total pancreatectomy; pooled analysis; recurrent pancreatic cancer; repeated pancreatectomy; pancreas; neuropathy; taxanes; biomarker; C-reactive protein to albumin ratio; inflammation; intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; modified Glasgow prognostic score; neutrophyl lymphocite ratio; platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; robotic pancreatic surgery; pancreato-gastrostomy; low muscle mass; sarcopenia; pancreatic adenocarcinoma; pancreatic surgery; body composition; n/a
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Pancreatic neoplasms include different pathological entities with variable biological behavior and different treatment modalities. Surgery and adjuvant therapy are the cornerstones of the therapeutic approach; however, even after radical resection, the majority of patients experience disease recurre...