CT and Pathologic Assessment of Prospective Nodal Staging in Patients with Ductal Adenocarcinoma of the Head of the Pancreas

Abstract

In resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, CT is not accurate overall for the prediction of nodal involvement. In a patient with presumed pancreatic carcinoma that is considered to be resectable, the depiction on CT of peripancreatic nodes should not prevent attempted curative resection.