The borderline resectable/locally advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma staging with computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging

INTRODUCTION Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly fatal malignancy, and the high mortality is in large part due to the advanced stage of disease most commonly observed at the time of diagnosis.[123] The prognosis and treatment depend on tumor resectability, which is directly related to a timely diagnosis.[4] Surgical resection is possible only in nonmetastatic, technically resectable tumors. Unfortunately, >50% of patients have...