Publications by authors named "Anouk J de Wilde"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to assess treatment outcomes, overall survival (OS), and factors influencing OS in patients with T1 ampullary cancer, a rare type of gastrointestinal cancer.
- Out of 244 patients with clinical T1 ampullary cancer, 75% underwent surgery, but a significant number were found to have more advanced disease upon further examination.
- The results indicated a stark difference in survival based on disease classification, with poor prognostic factors including higher pathological N classification and poorly differentiated tumors, emphasizing the need for aggressive treatment like pancreatoduodenectomy for T1 cases.
Background: Differentiation between adenomas and carcinomas of the ampulla of Vater is crucial for therapy and prognosis. This was a systematic review of the literature on the accuracy of diagnostic modalities used to differentiate between benign and malignant ampullary tumours.
Methods: A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library.