Research Article
Clinical Outcome of Ampullary Carcinoma: Single Cancer Center Experience
Table 1
Baseline Characteristics.
| Variable | Results (n=54) Mean (%) |
| Age (years) | | n | 54 | Mean | 68 | STD | 11.2 |
| Gender | | Female | 16(30%) | Male | 38(70%) |
| Race | | Caucasian | 41 (76%) | African American | 3 (5%) | Other | 10(19%) |
| Comorbidities | | Smoking | 28(52%) | Alcohol Use | 11(20%) | History of Pancreatitis | 7(13%) | Diabetes | 19(35%) |
| Tumor Characteristics | | ECOG Score 0-1 | 15(28%) | Elevated CA-19 (>34) | 19(36%) | Biliary Stenting (pre-OP) | 39(74%) | Tumor Histology | 28(44%) | Ductal Adenocarcinoma | 38(72%) | Adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified | 8(15%) | Mucinous Adenocarcinoma | 4(9%) |
| Tumor Grade | | G1: Well Differentiated | 5(9%) | G3: Moderately Differentiated | 33(61%) | Unknown | 16(29%) |
| Tumor stages(TNM) | | Stage I | 13(24%) | Stage II | 9(20%) | Stage III | 25(44%) | Stage IV | 7(12%) |
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