Table 3.
Definition of locally advanced disease
| Experience (years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 5 (n = 13) |
5–10 (n = 29) |
> 10 (n = 72) |
total | |
| Locally advanced disease describes a locally unresectable disease without evidence of metastases | 11 (84.6%) | 19 (65.6%) | 44 (61.1%) | 74 (64.9%) |
| Locally advanced disease is equvivalent to borderline resectability | – | 5 (4.3%) | 7 (6.1%) | 12 (10.5%) |
| Locally advanced disease means a locally resectable disease with infiltration of mesenteric vascular structures | 1 (7.7%) | 3 (10.3%) | 11 (15.3%) | 15 (13.2%) |
| other | – | 1 (8.8%) | 5 (4.4%) | 6 (5.3%) |