Late recurrences of pancreatic cancer in patients with long-term survival after pancreaticoduodenectomy

Background: Pancreatic cancer remains a relevant clinical problem due to poor prognosis. Even after curative pancreaticoduodenectomy tumor recurrences occur in up to 80%. Risk factors for postoperative tumor recurrences have been identified before, but data on risk factors for tumor recurrences in patients with long-term-survival is...