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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2016 Apr 25;20(7):1331–1342. doi: 10.1007/s11605-016-3149-4

Table 2.

Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Resection for Borderline Resectable or Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma After Pre-Operative Chemotherapy

All Patients (n=93) Borderline Resectable (n=59) Locally Advanced (n=34) P

Operation (%) 0.743
 Pancreaticoduodenectomy 80 (86.0) 50 (84.7) 30 (88.2)
 Distal pancreatectomy 11 (11.8) 8 (13.6) 3 (8.8)
 Other pancreatectomy 2 (2.2) 1 (1.7) 1 (2.9)

Vascular Operation (%) 0.030
 Venous resection 12 (12.9) 11 (18.6) 1 (2.9)
 No venous resection 81 (87.1) 48 (81.4) 33 (97.1)

Pathologic tumor size, cm (range) 2.0 (0–6.6) 2.5 (0–6.6) 1.2 (0–3.7) 0.001

T stage 0.005
 T0 12 (12.9) 7 (11.9) 5 (14.7)
 T1 13 (14.0) 4 (6.8) 9 (26.5)
 T2 6 (6.5) 5 (8.5) 1 (2.9)
 T3 58 (62.4) 43 (72.9) 15 (44.1)
 T4 3 (3.2) 0 3 (8.8)
 Not assessed 1 (1.1) 0 1 (2.9)

Grade 0.214
 Well-differentiated 16 (17.2) 8 (13.6) 8 (23.5)
 Moderately-differentiated 46 (49.5) 35 (59.3) 11 (32.4)
 Poorly-differentiated 15 (16.1) 9 (15.3) 6 (17.6)
 Unknown, no residual tumor 12 (12.9) 7 (11.9) 5 (14.7)
 Unknown, not assessed 4 (4.3) 0 4(11.8)

N stage 0.028
 N0 59 (63.4) 33 (55.9) 26 (76.5)
 N1 33 (35.5) 26 (44.1) 7 (20.6)
 Not assessed 1 (1.1) 0 1 (2.9)

Perineural invasion 0.394
 Present 64 (68.8) 43 (72.9) 21 (61.8)
 Absent 26 (28.0) 15 (25.4) 11 (32.4)
 Unknown 3 (3.3) 1 (1.7) 2(5.9)

Lymphovascular invasion 0.428
 Present 24 (25.8) 17 (28.8) 7 (20.6)
 Absent 60 (64.5) 37 (62.7) 23 (67.6)
 Indeterminate 6 (6.5) 4 (6.8) 2 (5.9)
 Unknown 3 (3.3) 1 (1.7) 2 (5.9)

Margins (%) 0.408
 Negative 80 (86.0) 51 (86.4) 29 (85.3)
 Positive 13 (14.0) 8 (13.6) 5 (14.7)

Histopathologic response (%) 0.176
 Complete 12 (12.9) 7 (11.9) 5 (14.7)
 Marked 11 (11.8) 5 (8.5) 6 (17.6)
 Minimal to moderate 14 (15.1) 11 (18.6) 3 (8.8)
 Poor to no response 23(24.7) 18 (30.5) 5 (14.7)
 Unknown 33 (33.5) 18 (30.5) 19 (55.9)

CT indicates computed tomography; cm, centimeters, CA 19-9, serum cancer antigen 19-9