Correlation between appearance of the retroportal fat plane at preoperative CT and pathology findings in resected adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head

•A clear retroportal fat plane at CT is associated with R0 margin at pathology. •Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy is associated with a high number of false positives. •Lack of visceral adipose tissue can lead to false positive results. AIM To correlate the appearance of the retroportal fat plane at preoperative computed tomography (CT) and the pathology findings in resected adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head (PDAC). MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-eight...