My tumor is wrapped around arteries as well. My surgeon at the Mayo said it would be a difficult surgery, but they could cut the artery. Remove pancreas, spleen and stomach and then reattach the artery. My esophagus would go straight into my intestines so I would have constant diarrhea And type two diabetes with injections. I’m 61 and I’m not strong enough for that kind of surgery so we did 12 rounds of chemo and 15 rounds of radiation and the tumor has shrunk and is showing as black or dead. It still may metastasize to other organs which will be treated with chemo. I don’t think I could tolerate chemo if I had had the surgery. I don’t have any pain now and I’m living a pretty normal life. I’ll just have to go in every 2 to 3 months for scans and bloodwork.