Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of specimens and RM status of pancreatic neck margin, as inferred from MPM results, frozen sections and final H&E results.
| Sample | Fat content | Tumour size (cm × cm) | Duct dilation | Neoadjuvant therapy | Technique of pancreas division | Operation performed | RM status of pancreatic neck margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPM results | Frozen section | Final H&E | |||||||
| 1 | Normal | 5.6 × 4.7 | No | No | knife | Pancreatoduodenectomy | R1 | R1 | R0 |
| 2 | Normal | 2.6 × 3.1 | Slight | No | knife | Distal pancreatectomy | R0 | R0 | R0 |
| 3 | Fatty | 2.0 × 1.8 | Slight | No | knife | Pancreatoduodenectomy | R0 | R0 | R0 |
| 4 | Fatty | 4.0 × 3.5 | Obvious | No | knife | Pancreatoduodenectomy | R0 | R0 | R0 |
| 5 | Atrophic | 3.1 × 2.7 | No | No | knife | Pancreatoduodenectomy | R0 | R0 | R0 |
| 6 | Normal | 1.3 × 0.6 | Slight | No | knife | Pancreatoduodenectomy | R0 | R0 | R0 |
| 7 | Fatty | 10 × 7 | No | No | knife | Pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy | R1 | R1 | R0 |
| 8 | Normal | 1.5 × 1.16 | No | No | knife | Laparoscopic pancreatoduodenectomy | R0 | R0 | R0 |