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. 2015 Oct 15;7(10):241–249. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v7.i10.241

Table 1.

Criteria for resectability

NCCN AHPBA/SSAT/SSO MD Anderson Intergroup (Alliance)
Celiac artery No abutment for pancreatic head cancer. For body/tail, ≤ 180° contact No abutment or encasement Abutment Tumor-vessel interface < 180° of vessel wall circumference
CHA Solid tumor contact ≤ 180° allowing for reconstruction Abutment or short segment encasement Abutment or short-segment encasement Reconstructable short-segment interface of any degree
SMA Solid tumor contact ≤ 180° Abutment Abutment Tumor-vessel wall interface < 180° of vessel wall circumference
SMV/PV Solid tumor contact > 180° or contact of ≤ 180° with contour irregularity or thrombosis allowing for safe reconstruction Occlusion Occlusion Tumor-vessel interface ≥ 180° of vessel wall circumference and/or reconstructible occlusion

CHA: Common hepatic artery; SMA: Superior mesenteric artery; SMV: Superior mesenteric vein; PV: Portal vein; NCCN: National Comprehensive Cancer Network; AHPBA/SSAT/SSO: Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association/Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract/Society of Surgical Oncology.