Imaging understanding of the updates of the classification for pancreatic cancer in the American Joint Committee on Cancer cancer staging manual (8th edition)
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-9752.2017.04.004
- VernacularTitle:第8版《美国癌症联合会肿瘤分期手册》胰腺癌分期更新要点的影像学解读
- Author:
Yao PAN
;
Risheng YU
;
Xueli BAI
;
Tingbo LIANG
- Keywords:
Pancreatic neoplasms;
Tumor staging;
Imaging examination;
American Joint Committee on Cancer
- From:
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery
2017;16(4):336-340
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Pancreatic cancer is a highly malignant tumor with a high mortality.Surgery is the only potential hope of cure for patients with pancreatic cancer.Imaging examination plays an essential role in both the early diagnosis and preoperative assessment.Accurate tumor staging has guiding significance for clinical practice.Appropriate therapeutic schedule will be selected according to the tumor staging,and then patients' prognosis can be evaluated.Recently,the TNM staging systems for pancreatic cancer have been updated by American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC).Major changes were made in the T and N staging.This article will review the updates of the 8th edition of AJCC cancer staging for pancreatic cancer from radiography aspect.
