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Periampullary
Carcinoma

  • Dr. Alankar Gupta
    • In 2000, 217,000 new cases of pancreas cancer were reported globally, with 213,000 resultant deaths (Hariharan et al, 2008)
    • India and Nigeria have the lowest reported incidence (Boyle et al, 1989; Mack et al, 1985)
    • Asian patients with PDA tend to have less aggressive tumors than do non-Asians