Significance of indeterminate pulmonary nodules in resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma-a review.

Li Lian KuanAshley R DennisonGiuseppe Garcea

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)

This is a first review on the significance of IPN in patients with resectable PDAC. The preoperative presence of IPN does not demonstrate an association with overall survival after surgery. The identification of IPN is a significant finding however it should not preclude patients with resectable PDAC from undergoing curative resection.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
liver metastases
rectal cancer
pulmonary hypertension
squamous cell carcinoma
patients undergoing
radiation therapy