Retroperitoneal margin of the pancreaticoduodenectomy specimen: Anatomic mapping for the surgical pathologist

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 454, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 125-131

  Khalifa, Mahmoud A ^a   Maksymov, Vlad ^b   Rowsell, Corwyn ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Pancreas; Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Surgical margins; Whipple's specimen

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PANCREATICODUODENECTOMY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE;

EID: 59849112756     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-008-0711-9     Document Type: Review

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