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. 2021 Sep 21;27(35):5851–5889. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i35.5851

Table 2.

Resectability criteria

Resectability status
Resectable
Borderline resectable
Locally advanced
Arterial involvement Celiac artery None ≤ 180°; > 180°, without involvement of aorta o GDA (body/tail) >180° (head/uncinate); Solid tumor contact with CA and aorta
SMA common hepatic artery None ≤ 180°; Solit tumor contact without extension into CA or hepatic artery biforcation > 180°
Venous involvement (portal vein/smv) None; ≤ 180° contact without contour irregularity > 180°; ≤ 180° with contour irregularity or thrombosis, with reconstructible PV/SMV; Solid tumor contact with IVC Unreconstractible PV/SMV due to tumor involvement or occlusion

CA: Celiac artery; GDA: Gastroduodenal artery; IVC: Inferior vena cava; PV: Portal vein; SMA: Superior mesenteric artery; SMV: Superior mesenteric vein.