| Literature DB >> 27642007 |
Willemijn Steen1, Rachel Blom1, Olivier Busch2, Michael Gerhards1, Marc Besselink2, Frederike Dijk3, Sebastiaan Festen4.
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The poor survival of patients with resectable pancreatic cancer might be related to the presence of occult peritoneal tumor cells (OPTC). This systematic review studies the prognostic value of cytology and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) by real-time polymerase chain reaction in peritoneal fluid. The results suggest that presence of OPTC is related to a worse survival in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer. Future studies should investigate its possible role in selecting patients for specific treatment strategies. J. Surg. Oncol. 2016;114:743-751.Entities:
Keywords: CEA; RT-PCR; cytology; occult tumor cells; pancreatic cancer; peritoneal fluid
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27642007 DOI: 10.1002/jso.24402
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Surg Oncol ISSN: 0022-4790 Impact factor: 3.454