OBJECTIVE: To explore diagnosis and surgery therapy and factors influencing the prognosis of tumor of body and tail of the pancreas. METHODS: The clinical data of 117 cases of tumor of tail and body of pancreas who underwent operation were analysed. RESULTS: Imaging and tumor marker detection can give exact diagnosis to cases with tumors of body and tail of pancreas. The medial survival time of radical resection, palliative resection and exploratory laparotomy were 18, 8 and 3.5 months. CONCLUSIONS: Atypical signs should be noticed, combined imaging and serum detection can diagnose the cases exactly, radical resection is the unique method for long survival, the diameter of the tumor and degree of infiltration to major vessels and organs is important.
OBJECTIVE: To explore diagnosis and surgery therapy and factors influencing the prognosis of tumor of body and tail of the pancreas. METHODS: The clinical data of 117 cases of tumor of tail and body of pancreas who underwent operation were analysed. RESULTS: Imaging and tumor marker detection can give exact diagnosis to cases with tumors of body and tail of pancreas. The medial survival time of radical resection, palliative resection and exploratory laparotomy were 18, 8 and 3.5 months. CONCLUSIONS: Atypical signs should be noticed, combined imaging and serum detection can diagnose the cases exactly, radical resection is the unique method for long survival, the diameter of the tumor and degree of infiltration to major vessels and organs is important.