Is pancreatic cancer still an uncurable disease?

Introduction: Authors evaluate the experiences gained with surgery for pancreatic tumors between June 2005 and December 2008. Patients: During the last 42 months 50 patients were operated for pancreatic tumour by the same team. 46 patients suffered from malignant tumors and 4 of benign or borderline leasions. The benign conditionss were either cystadenomas (1 case) or duodenal adenomas (2 cases) and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasia (IPMN). Discussion: We performed 2 pancreatic head resections (1 Whipple and 1 pylorus preserving pancreato-duodenectomy – PPPD) and 1 distal pancreatic resection for benign t…