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Long-term survival and recurrence patterns in ampullary cancer
Palat Balachandran1, Sadiq S Sikora, Shalini Kapoor
1Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India.
Objective:
Ampullary cancers are associated with high resectability rates and good long-term survival. However, the small number of patients in various series has hampered survival analysis.
Methods:
One hundred thirteen patients with ampullary cancer underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy between 1989 and 2000, with 48% morbidity and 8% mortality. One hundred four patients who survived the operation were analyzed to identify predictors of long-term survival.
Results:
The overall median survival was 30.1 (1.6-140.0) months with actuarial 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates of 79%, 43%, and 33%, respectively. Lymph node metastasis (P = 0.002) and vascular invasion (P = 0.008) were 2 independent factors adversely influencing survival. Perioperative blood transfusion (P = 0.001) and vascular invasion (P = 0.026) were important factors predicting recurrent disease.
Conclusions:
Lymph node metastasis and vascular invasion were 2 important factors, which adversely influenced survival in patients with ampullary cancer. Perioperative blood transfusion and vascular invasion were associated with recurrent disease.
