Early Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Using Endoscopic Ultrasound
Radial scope Convex scope Advantage • Scanning range is 360° • Pancreas is easily seen as a longitudinal and continuous image • Histological diagnosis is possible • Junction between…
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer
Fig. 15.1 Determining the extent of minimally invasive radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy (RAMPS). The dotted line shows the technical feasibility of bloodless and margin-negative radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy (RAMPS) using…
Evaluation of Effect of Neoadjuvant Therapy Using Positron Emission Tomography
Fig. 4.1 (a) Computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) images of a 74-year-old woman diagnosed with locally advanced pancreatic cancer on conventional imaging. No definite mass is seen…
Development of Hypoxia: Activated Cytotoxic Prodrug
Tumor type Tumor tissue median pO2 mm Hg (patients) Normal tissue median pO2 mm Hg Pancreas 2 (8 pts) 57 Brain 13 (104 pts) 26 Head and Neck 10 (592…
Pylorus-Resecting Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Fig. 7.1 Dissection around the pylorus ring; the right gastric artery is dissected by the root, and the first pyloric branch is dissected along the lesser curvature of the stomach….
Development of Cancer Vaccine and Targeted Immune Checkpoint Therapies
Type of immunotherapy Passive or active Example Advantages Disadvantage References Adaptive cellular therapy TIL Passive N/A Limited TILs for in vitro expansion A personalized approach and costly N/A CAR-T Passive Mesothelin…
Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Carcinoma
© Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017Hiroki Yamaue (ed.)Innovation of Diagnosis and Treatment for Pancreatic Cancerhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2486-3_12 12. Distal Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Carcinoma Masayuki Sho1 and Shoichi Kinoshita1 (1) Department of Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara Nara,…
Liquid Biopsy for Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
Fig. 5.1 Liquid biopsy in pancreatic cancer. Tumor-specific alterations can be detected in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in blood. Detecting ctDNA in plasma or serum serves as a “liquid biopsy,”…
