Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n = 103)
| Age, median (range) | 69 (31–87) |
| Gender, male/female | 54/49 |
| Tumor site, Ph/Pbt/Phbt | 71/30/2 |
| Surgical technique, PD/DP/TP | 71/30/2 |
| Differentiation, well/moderate/poor | 42/51/10 |
| Tumor size | |
| ≤20mm | 18 |
| >20 but ≤40mm | 69 |
| >40 but ≤60mm | 14 |
| >60mm | 2 |
| UICC stage | 3 |
| IA | 3 |
| IB | 5 |
| IIA | 24 |
| IIB | 63 |
| III | 1 |
| IV | 7 |
| Postoperative recurrence, yes/no | 79/24 |
DP, distal pancreatectomy; Pbt, pancreatic body and tail; PD, pancreatoduodenectomy; Ph, pancreatic head; TP, total pancreatectomy; UICC, Union for International Cancer Control.