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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Reassessment for radical surgery after palliative chemotherapy in locally advanced pancreatic carcinoma: Two case-reports

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Pages 210-212 | Received 12 Jul 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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Figure 1.  (A) An abdominal CT scan performed before chemotherapy demonstrating a 28×24 mm tumour in the head of pancreas. (B) Abdominal CT scan after 3 months of chemotherapy showing a markedly decreased tumour.

Figure 1.  (A) An abdominal CT scan performed before chemotherapy demonstrating a 28×24 mm tumour in the head of pancreas. (B) Abdominal CT scan after 3 months of chemotherapy showing a markedly decreased tumour.

Figure 2.  (A) An abdominal CT scan performed before chemotherapy showing a tumour in the head of pancreas involving the superior mesenteric vein. (B) An abdominal CT after 3 months of chemotherapy demonstrating a decreased tumour. The superior mesenteric vein is no longer occluded.

Figure 2.  (A) An abdominal CT scan performed before chemotherapy showing a tumour in the head of pancreas involving the superior mesenteric vein. (B) An abdominal CT after 3 months of chemotherapy demonstrating a decreased tumour. The superior mesenteric vein is no longer occluded.

Figure 3.  Shows sagital CT slice depicting the occluded superior mesenteric vein before chemotherapy (A) and improvement in patency after 3 months of treatment (B).

Figure 3.  Shows sagital CT slice depicting the occluded superior mesenteric vein before chemotherapy (A) and improvement in patency after 3 months of treatment (B).

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