BACKGROUND: Pathological diagnosis plays a critical role in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). However, the commonly used biopsy methods still have a number of shortcomings, such as a relatively low diagnostic accuracy and a high incidence of complications. METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted to compare 76 patients with laparoscopic biopsy and staging and 11 patients with CT-guided pancreatic biopsy for LAPC between January 2017 and October 2020. Logistic regression with univariate and multivariate analyses was performed to identify preoperative predictors of occult metastasis. RESULTS: The diagnostic accuracy of laparoscopic biopsy and staging for pancreatic cancer was 100%. Sixty-two patients were confirmed to have LAPC, 59 patients by pancreatic biopsy and three patients by regional lymph node biopsy. Fourteen patients were diagnosed with distant occult metastasis, three patients by liver biopsy and 11 patients by peritoneum biopsy. Nine patients with severe obstructive manifestations underwent a simultaneous bypass procedure. No postoperative hemorrhage, pancreatic fistula, intra-abdominal infection, or trocar site metastasis was observed. Laparoscopic biopsy and staging had a higher diagnostic accuracy (100% vs. 81.8%, p=0.0147) and a shorter duration to chemotherapy (3 days vs. 9 days, p=0.035) than CT-guided biopsy. Elevated CA125 levels (≥35 U/ml) were a significant preoperative predictor of occult metastasis (OR 6.482, 95% CI 1.624-25.874, p=0.008). CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic biopsy and staging are safe and effective methods to obtain rapid pathology and precise staging for LAPC patients, especially for patients with elevated CA125 levels.
BACKGROUND: Pathological diagnosis plays a critical role in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). However, the commonly used biopsy methods still have a number of shortcomings, such as a relatively low diagnostic accuracy and a high incidence of complications. METHODS: A retrospective review was conducted to compare 76 patients with laparoscopic biopsy and staging and 11 patients with CT-guided pancreatic biopsy for LAPC between January 2017 and October 2020. Logistic regression with univariate and multivariate analyses was performed to identify preoperative predictors of occult metastasis. RESULTS: The diagnostic accuracy of laparoscopic biopsy and staging for pancreatic cancer was 100%. Sixty-two patients were confirmed to have LAPC, 59 patients by pancreatic biopsy and three patients by regional lymph node biopsy. Fourteen patients were diagnosed with distant occult metastasis, three patients by liver biopsy and 11 patients by peritoneum biopsy. Nine patients with severe obstructive manifestations underwent a simultaneous bypass procedure. No postoperative hemorrhage, pancreatic fistula, intra-abdominal infection, or trocar site metastasis was observed. Laparoscopic biopsy and staging had a higher diagnostic accuracy (100% vs. 81.8%, p=0.0147) and a shorter duration to chemotherapy (3 days vs. 9 days, p=0.035) than CT-guided biopsy. Elevated CA125 levels (≥35 U/ml) were a significant preoperative predictor of occult metastasis (OR 6.482, 95% CI 1.624-25.874, p=0.008). CONCLUSIONS: Laparoscopic biopsy and staging are safe and effective methods to obtain rapid pathology and precise staging for LAPC patients, especially for patients with elevated CA125 levels.
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