PET/CT Fusion Scan Prevents Futile Laparotomy in Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer

Surgical resection with negative margins is the only curative approach for pancreatic cancer. A paucity of data exists in using PET/CT scan as staging workup in resectable pancreatic cancer. The aim of this study is to determine if PET/CT prevents futile laparotomy by detecting occult metastatic disease in patients with resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.Patients were included using institutional PET/CT data base incorporating...