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Do you treat patients with resected adenocarcinoma of the intrapancreatic bile duct along a biliary paradigm or pancreatic paradigm?

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Medical Oncology · Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

I doubt this distinction can be made with any accuracy. In this anatomic site, the differences between pancreatic, biliary, and ampullary carcinoma are extremely difficult to differentiate based on any objective criteria. Therefore, the best approach is to make a diagnostic estimation and consider t...

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Medical Oncology · Henry Ford Cancer Institute (HFCI)

I follow the biliary paradigm and use capecitabine.

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