Table 1 Demographic, pathological, and clinical characteristics of enrolled patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Characteristic | Value (%) |
|---|---|
Patient number | 25 (100%) |
Gender (males/females) | 18 (72%)/7 (28%) |
Age range (years) | 36–76 |
Age, mean (± standard deviation) | 57.16 ± 10.41 |
HBs–Ag positive cases | 1 (4%) |
Tumor location | |
 Head of the pancreas | 21 (84%) |
 Body and tail of the pancreas | 4 (16%) |
 Tumor size (greatest dimension, cm) | 2.5–8.0 |
 Superior mesenteric vein encasement | 20 (80%) |
Pathological stage | |
 T2 | 15 (60%) |
 T3 | 10 (40%) |
Nodal metastasis | |
 N0 | 3 (12%) |
 N1 | 10 (40%) |
 N2 | 12 (48%) |
 Lympho-vascular invasion | 11 (44%) |
 Perineural invasion | 24 (96%) |
 Tumor recurrence | 6 (24%) |
 Post-surgical survival (months) | 2.0–36.0 |
 Mean survival (± SD, months) | 11.24 ± 8.57 |
 One-year survival | 13 (52%) |