Pancreatic cancer tumor before and after chemoradiotherapy (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

Pancreatic cancer tumor before and after chemoradiotherapy

Caption

A 69 year old female patient with cancer in the head (widest part) of the pancreas spreading to a major abdominal artery (left image). After combined chemotherapy and radiation treatment, the tumor shrank significantly and tumor markers decreased (right image). Surgery was then recommended by the patient’s medical team. 

Credit

Haruyoshi Tanaka, Nagoya University Hospital

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