"Infiltrative" Versus "Mass-Forming" Pancreatic Cancer: A New Radiological Classification System for Pancreatic Head Ductal Carcinoma and Its Pathological Correlation.
Muhammad B DarwishShankar LogarajahPatrick J McLarenAnnie L BenzieJason SchmidtAssad J SaadMauricio SalicruTerence JacksonShyam VedantamJeffery CarenzaClayton SandersKei NagatomoEdward ChoHoussam OsmanDhiresh Rohan JeyarajahPublished in: Journal of pancreatic cancer (2022)
We propose a new radiological definition of PDAC into "mass forming" and "infiltrative," a nomenclature that resonates with other tumor sites. Infiltrative lesions trended toward a higher rate of positive resection margins. This classification may help tailor therapy for infiltrative tumors toward a neoadjuvant approach even if they appear resectable.