Does preoperative FDG-PET predict early recurrence and a poor prognosis after resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma?
An SUVmax ≥ 6.0 was a significant predictor of early postoperative recurrence and subsequent poor survival following resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
Impaired microcirculatory perfusion characterizes severe, but not mild, pancreatitis. The predominant early change is stasis rather than vasoconstriction. As the changes become more severe, necrosis occurs in a heterogeneous distribution.