Table 3.
Treatment | No. | Strategy | Follow-up status |
---|---|---|---|
Surveillance | 2 | 1/2: NSAIDs + morphine | The mass grew from 4 to 4.2 cm over a 6-month period. |
1/2: surveillance | The mass remained stable over a 36-month period. | ||
Surgery | 11 | 3/11: partial resection | Recurrence after 6 years. |
8/11: complete resection | No recurrence. | ||
Systemic therapy | 3 | 3/3: gemcitabine | At 6 months, the three cases involved a stable mass, shrinkage from 5 to 3 cm, and shrinkage from 10 to 8 cm. |