Marieke Walma, Laura Maggino, F Jasmijn Smits, Alicia S Borggreve, Lois A Daamen, Vincent P Groot, Fabio Casciani, Vincent E de Meijer, Frank J Wessels, George P van der Schelling, Vincent B Nieuwenhuijs, Koop Bosscha, Erwin van der Harst, Ronald van Dam, Mike S Liem, Sebastiaan Festen, Martijn W J Stommel, Daphne Roos, Fennie Wit, Ignace H de Hingh, Bert A Bonsing, Olivier R Busch, Bas Groot Koerkamp, Geert Kazemier, Marc G Besselink, Roberto Salvia, Giuseppe Malleo, I Quintus Molenaar, Hjalmar C van Santvoort
Occult metastases are detected in 10-15% of patients during exploratory laparotomy for pancreatic cancer. This study developed and externally validated a model to predict occult metastases in patients with potentially resectable pancreatic cancer. Model development was performed within the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Audit, including all patients operated for pancreatic cancer (January 2013-December 2017). Multivariable logistic regression analysis based on the Akaike Information Criteria was performed with intraoperative pathologically proven metastases as the outcome...
March 14, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine