Table 2.

Resectable and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer according to the consensus statement of the AHPBA/SSO/SSAT [13]

Tumors considered localized and resectable should demonstrate the following:
a	No distant metastasis
b	No radiographic evidence of SMV and portal vein abutment, distortion, tumor thrombus or venous encasement
c	Clear fat planes around the celiac axis, hepatic artery and SMV
Tumors considered borderline resectable include the following:
a	No distant metastasis
b	Venous involvement of the SMV/portal vein demonstrating tumor abutment with or without impingement and narrowing of the lumen, encasement of the SMV/portal vein but without encasement of the nearby arteries, or short segment venous occlusion resulting from either tumor thrombus or encasement but with suitable vessel proximal and distal to the area of vessel involvement, allowing for safe resection and reconstruction
c	Gastroduodenal artery encasement up to the hepatic artery with either short segment encasement or direct abutment of the hepatic artery, without extension to the celiac axis
d	Tumor abutment of the superior mesenteric artery not to exceed 180° of the circumference of the vessel wall

AHPBA = American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association; SSO = Society of Surgical Oncology; SSAT = Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract; SMV = superior mesenteric vein.