Clinical symptoms at presentation |
|
Abdominal pain |
41 % |
Abdominal tumor |
24 % |
Obstructive jaundice |
21 % |
Weight loss |
26 % |
Diarrhea |
12 % |
Incidental finding |
6 % |
Location of the primary tumor |
|
Head of the pancreas |
35 % |
Tail of the pancreas |
14 % |
Body of the pancreas |
21 % |
Advanced disease |
12 % |
Metastasis |
|
Lymph nodes |
15 % |
Liver |
27 % |
Pleura and lung |
6 % |
No evidence of metastasis |
38 % |
Treatment |
|
Surgical resection |
44 % |
Surgery + chemotherapy |
30 % |
Surgery + radiotherapy and chemotherapy |
18 % |
Follow-up |
|
Alive, NED |
35 % (follow-up 5-108 months) |
Alive with metastasis |
6 % |
Dead of the disease |
35 % (1-26 months) |
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