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Table 2 Resection margin status by tumour type

From: Distribution and pathological features of pancreatic, ampullary, biliary and duodenal cancers resected with pancreaticoduodenectomy

Margin status

Pancreatic (n = 65)

Ampullary (n = 29)

Biliary (n = 17)

Duodenal (n = 5)

Clear margin

41 (63%)

27 (93%)

16 (94%)

4 (80 %)

Positive margin

24 (37%)

2 (7%)

1 (6%)

1 (20%)

Anterior margin

6

0

1

1

Posterior margin

5

1

0

1

Medial/SMA margin

12

1

1

0

Pancreatic neck margin

5

0

0

0

R2 (macroscopic margin involvement)

3

0

0

0