Clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis of early-onset pancreatic cancer:a single-center retrospective analysis
10.7659/j.issn.1005-6947.250260
- VernacularTitle:早发性胰腺癌的临床病理特征及预后的单中心回顾性研究
- Author:
Dong LUO
1
;
Qizhen CHEN
1
;
Yebin LU
1
;
Jun ZHOU
1
;
Qun HE
1
;
Shuai LIANG
1
;
Wei WEI
1
;
Shuai ZHU
1
;
Yixiong LI
1
;
Xuejun GONG
1
;
Liandong JI
1
Author Information
1. 中南大学湘雅医院 普通外科(胰腺外科),湖南 长沙,410008;国家老年疾病临床医学研究中心(湘雅医院),湖南 长沙 410008;中南大学胰腺疾病研究所,湖南 长沙 410008
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pancreatic Neoplasms;
Disease Attributes;
Prognosis
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2025;34(9):1946-1952
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Background and Aims:Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive malignancies of the digestive system and is associated with an inferior prognosis.In recent years,its incidence has shown a trend toward younger onset.Early-onset pancreatic cancer(EOPC),defined as pancreatic cancer diagnosed at≤50 years of age,has been increasing annually and may possess distinct biological and prognostic characteristics.Given the limited data from China,this study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological features and prognostic outcomes of EOPC patients.Methods:Clinical data of 113 patients with EOPC admitted to Xiangya Hospital,Central South University,from January 2017 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed.Variables included demographic characteristics,clinicopathological features,and survival information.Kaplan-Meier survival curves were plotted,and differences in survival between the surgical and non-surgical groups were compared.Results:The median age at diagnosis was 46(42-49)years,and males accounted for 65.49%of cases.Blood type A(40.71%)and type O(34.51%)were most common.The main presenting symptoms were abdominal pain(69.91%),weight loss(62.83%),jaundice(43.36%),and abdominal distension(36.28%).Imaging findings showed bile duct dilation in 32.74%,pancreatic duct dilation in 39.82%,vascular invasion in 59.29%,and distant metastasis in 52.21%of patients.Histopathology revealed that adenocarcinoma and ductal adenocarcinoma accounted for 93.81%of all cases,with predominantly moderate or poor differentiation(76.10%).Tumors were the most frequently located in the pancreatic head(65.42%).TNM staging showed lymph node metastasis in 77.88%and stage Ⅳ disease in 52.21%.Laboratory tests demonstrated markedly elevated CA19-9 levels.Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated a median overall survival of 18.6 months for the entire cohort,with significantly longer survival in the surgical group compared with the non-surgical group(29.4 months vs.13.8 months,P=0.001 5).Conclusion:EOPC predominantly affects males and tends to arise in the pancreatic head.It is often diagnosed at an advanced stage or with distant metastasis and is characterized by poor differentiation and strong invasiveness.Surgical resection markedly improves survival and remains the key to prolonged prognosis.Young individuals presenting with unexplained abdominal pain,weight loss,or jaundice should be carefully evaluated through imaging to enable early diagnosis and timely surgical intervention.Future multicenter,large-sample prospective studies are warranted to validate these findings further.
