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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2021

Hyperdense Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Clinical Characteristics and Proteomic Landscape.

He Xu, Jie Hua, Qingcai Meng, Xiaohong Wang, Jin Xu, Wei Wang, Bo Zhang, Jiang Liu, Chen Liang, Xianjun Yu and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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He XuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Jie HuaDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Qingcai MengDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Xiaohong WangDepartment of Radiology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Jin XuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Wei WangDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Bo ZhangDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Jiang LiuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Chen LiangDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Xianjun YuDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Si ShiDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center · CNShanghai Medical College of Fudan University · CNShanghai Cancer Institute · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHypodensity of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) during contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) examination is common, but a minority of PDAC patients exhibit hyperdense images. The present study examined the clinical characteristics and protein landscape of PDAC with hyperdensity. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 844 pathologically confirmed PDAC patients who underwent CECT before surgery were included. During the parenchymal phase of CECT, patients were assigned to the hyperdense or hypodense group based on CT values. Clinical and CT characteristics for predicting relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model. The expression of the tumor angiogenesis marker CD31 and stroma-related protein CTHRC1 were analyzed using immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay to evaluate differences between the two groups. Proteomics was performed to compare the possible mechanisms underlying the differential enhancement on CT scans.

resultsBased on CECT, 43 and 801 PDAC patients had hyperdense and hypodense lesions, respectively. All 43 patients presented a hyperdense lesion in the parenchymal phase. The mean CECT values of the hyperdense group were higher than the hypodense group (102.5 ± 17.4 and 53.7 ± 18.7, respectively,

conclusionPatients who presented with a hyperdense mass on CECT had a higher microvessel density and better prognosis. Anti-angiogenic therapy may be suitable for these patients.

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CT imaginghyperdenseoverall survivalpancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaprotein landscape

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