Pancreatic fibrosis is caused by the excessive deposits of extracellular matrix (ECM) and
collagen fibers during repeated necrosis to repair damaged pancreatic tissue. Pancreatic …

Abstract Background The American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the National Cancer Institute, and the North American Association of Central …

Background In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients with suspected venous
infiltration, a R0 resection is most of the time not possible without venous resection (VR). To …

Purpose Systemic chemotherapy is generally used for metastatic pancreatic cancer;
however, pulmonary resection may be a treatment option for lung oligometastases from …

Coding sequence variants comprise a small fraction of the germline genetic variability of the
human genome. However, they often cause deleterious change in protein function and are …

Background We advocated carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19‐9≥ 150 U/mL and tumor size≥
30 mm as “high‐risk markers” for predicting unresectability among patients with …

Purpose The preoperative platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) has been reported as an
important prognostic index for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); however, the …

Background Although some clinical trials have demonstrated the benefits of neoadjuvant
therapy for resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), its optimal candidate has …

Objective The prognostic impact of occult vertebral fracture (OVF) in patients with
malignancies is a new cutting edge in cancer research. This study was performed to analyze …

Background Characteristics and prognoses of patients with occult metastases (OM) of
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) compared with radiologically defined …