Prospective Study of Preoperative Diagnostic Endoscopy for the Diagnosis of Occult Metastatic Lesions of Operable Pancreatic Cancer
Nowadays pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest oncological pathologies. The only effective curative tool is the surgery. Before the intervention, an endoscopic ultrasound is performed on the patient to carry out the biopsy of the main tumor. In this study, the echoendoscopie will be extended to lymph node staging away from the surgical field in order to implement a simple classification of lymph nodes, based on non-invasive ultrasound criteria. This would facilitate the location and qualification of peripancreatic lymph nodes and distant from the tumor, and therefore the staging of the tumor.
• Patient over 18 years old
• Patient with a solid or degenerated cystic tumor of the pancreas requiring curative surgery
• Patient with a complete clinical examination performed
• Patient with no contraindication to anesthesia, upper digestive endoscopy and pancreatic surgery
• Patient able to receive and understand information relating to the study and give informed written consent
• Patient affiliated to the French social security system