Intraoperative Radiation “Boost” to the Surgical Resection Bed following Pancreaticoduodenectomy for a Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Carcinoma: A Case Report

Neoadjuvant therapy including chemotherapy alone or concurrent chemotherapy with external bream radiation is a standard treatment strategy for borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma and is also used routinely for primary operable cancers at some institutions (1). The use of intraoperative r...

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Main Authors: Tarita O. Thomas, William Small, Mark Fleming, Song Kang, Richard A. Hoefer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00012/full