Multidisciplinary considerations for patients with cancer of the pancreas or biliary tract
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2000
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In the past century, operative management has remained the mainstay of therapy for patients with pancreatic and biliary neoplasms. Currently, operative extirpation with clear surgical margins represents the only hope for long-term survival without evidence of disease in patients with these types of tumors. Advances in diagnostic imaging, noninvasive and minimally invasive procedures, anesthetic techniques, and palliative or adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy all have improved the ability to care for patients with these maladies. This article reviews the advances made in these areas.