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. 2003 Jun 27;129(7):423–429. doi: 10.1007/s00432-003-0467-1

Table 1.

Criteria to preoperatively define not curatively resectable disease

Either Infiltration of the tumor into the head of the pancreas, diaphragm, retroperitoneum, duodenum, celiac trunk or abdominal wall
And/or Pathologic lymph nodes in/at the ligamentum hepato-duodenale (=N3)
Pathologic Lymphnodes in Compartment 2 (=N2) together with a T3 or T4 tumor