CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD OF THE PANCREAS, A LONG-TERM SURVIVAL
Authors: N M ROBINSON, W BECKFIELD, H L GOLDBURGH
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Case Reports1 November 1960CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD OF THE PANCREAS, A LONG-TERM SURVIVALNATHANIEL M. ROBINSON, M.D., WILLIAM BECKFIELD, M.D., HAROLD L. GOLDBURGH, M.D.NATHANIEL M. ROBINSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM BECKFIELD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, HAROLD L. GOLDBURGH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-53-5-1036 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptImpetus for the application of the principles of radical cancer surgery to carcinoma of the pancreas and ampullary region was given by Whipple and associates beginning in 1935.18-20 Since the introduction of pancreatoduodenectomy for cancer of the head of the pancreas, the reported cases of patients surviving five years or longer after operation have been very few.3, 4, 8, 11-14, 17The following case is reported as a long-time survival following surgery for carcinoma of the head of the pancreas.CASE REPORTA 49 year old Negro male was first admitted to the medical service of the Philadelphia General Hospital...Bibliography1. Berk JE: Diagnostic features of pancreatic disease, J. A. M. A. 159: 1079, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BrownMoseleyPrattPratt RKVTDJH: The early diagnosis of cancer of the pancreas based on clinical and pathological study of 100 autopsied cases, Am. J. M. Sc. 223: 349, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. CattellPyrtek RBLJ: An appraisal of pancreatoduodenal resection: follow-up study of 61 cases, Ann. Surg. 129: 840, 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Cliffton EE: Carcinoma of the pancreas, Arch. Surg. 65: 290, 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Cliffton EE: Carcinoma of the pancreas, Am. J. Med. 21: 760, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. DashiellPalmer GFWL: Carcinoma of the pancreas; diagnostic criteria, Arch. Int. Med. 81: 173, 1948. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. EustermanWilber GBDL: Primary malignant neoplesm of pancreas; clinical study of 88 verified cases without jaundice, South. M. J. 26: 875, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. KaufmanWilson LWGS: Carcinoma of the head of the pancreas and periampullary region, Am. J. M. Sc. 230: 200, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Kiefer ED: Carcinoma of the pancreas, Arch. Int. Med. 40: 1, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Leven NL: Primary carcinoma of the pancreas, Am. J. Cancer 18: 852, 1933. Google Scholar11. MillerClagett EMOT: Survival 5 years after radical pancreatoduodenectomy for carcinoma of the head of the pancreas, Ann. Surg. 134: 1013, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar12. Muir EG: Resection for carcinoma of head of pancreas; 2 five year survivals, Brit. J. Surg. 42: 489, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13. McBurney RP: Surgical treatment of pancreatic disease, Am. Pract. and Digest Treat. 6: 1221, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar14. PrattWelch JHJS: Carcinoma of the head of the pancreas, long-term survival, Arch. Surg. 72: 500, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. Ransom HK: Carcinoma of the pancreas and extrahepatic bile ducts, Am. J. Surg. 40: 264, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. StaffordTrimbleClassen ESIRJN: Results of treatment of carcinoma of the pancreas, Ann. Surg. 139: 800, 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar17. StenstromFord JDHS: Carcinoma of the pancreas, Canad. M. A. J. 74: 215, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar18. Whipple AO: The rationale of radical surgery for cancer of the pancreas and ampullary region, Ann. Surg. 114: 612, 1941. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar19. Whipple AO: Surgical treatment of carcinoma of the ampullary region and head of the pancreas, Am. J. Surg. 40: 260, 1938. CrossrefGoogle Scholar20. WhippleParsonsMullins AOWBCR: Treatment of carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater, Ann. Surg. 102: 763, 1935. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: NATHANIEL M. ROBINSON, M.D.; WILLIAM BECKFIELD, M.D.; HAROLD L. GOLDBURGH, M.D.Affiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication April 2, 1959.From the Philadelphia General Hospital.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Nathaniel M. Robinson, M.D., 1221 North Fifty-seventh Street, Philadelphia 31, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPankreasoperationenPancreaticoduodenectomy: Surgical Grand Rounds—University of MichiganErgebnisse der chirurgischen Behandlung des PankreascarcinomsKritische Betrachtungen zur Frage ?Radikaloperation oder Palliativeingriff? beim Pankreascarcinom 1 November 1960Volume 53, Issue 5Page: 1036-1042KeywordsCirrhosisComaGastroenterology and hepatologyHead and neck cancersMedical servicesNauseaNecrosisPancreasStenosisSurgery ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...