Analysis of clinical syndromes in 47 patients with pancreatic cancer at late stage.

Objective: To analyze the law governing the distribution of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes of pancreatic cancer.

Methods: The authors used retrospective study to statistically analyze TCM syndromes of patients, separated complex syndromes and calculated the frequency of appearance of single syndromes.

Results: The patients mainly suffered from 4 syndromes: blood stasis syndrome, qi stagnation syndrome, qi (yang) deficiency syndrome, and phlegm dampness syndrome.