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Anyone had pancreatic whipple surgery with a portal vein resection?
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Positive portal vein margin plus one positive lymph node after whipple procedure. Any success stories of complete remission/ NED with chemo?
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Hi @twoboys, I moved your post about portal vein involvement discovered during surgery to this related discussion:
- Anyone had pancreatic whipple surgery with a portal vein resection? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/seeing-if-anyone-has-had-pancreatic-whipple-surgery-with-a-portal-arte/
Click the link to see helpful and hopeful posts from @stageivsurvivor and others.
Are you preparing for chemo treatment? What regimen will you be getting?
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More important to know whether your margins were clear. I had positive 3 lymph nodes and nerve tissue involvement which really scared me, but margins were clear. Just did 9 of 12 rounds of Folfirinox, CA19-9 remaining very low since surgery, and CT scans all clear. Hang in there!