title: [Early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is essential to improving the effect of treatment].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relation between tumor TNM of pancreatic cancer and treatment, and to summarize the experience in diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data on 321 patients with pancreatic cancer treated at our hospital between January 1990 and December 2000 were reviewed retrospectively. Radical resection and survival for various TNM stages were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rates of radical resection for stage I, stage II, stage III, stage IVA, and stage IVB were 100%, 100%, 82.6%, 12.3% and 2.1% respectively. The 1-, 3- and 5-year survivals of stage I, II were 73.3%, 40.0% and 30.0% respectively, and higher than those of other groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patients with pancreatic cancer diagnosed early can undergo radical resection. The elevation of early diagnosis rate is significant for the improvement of survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China.
authors.forename: Shu-sen
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Dong-sheng
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Qi-yong
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ting-bo
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Wei-lin
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult