Results: The 59 patients had only one recurrence pattern and the 7 patients had 2 or more Alectinib sites of recurrence at the time of diagnosis. Hematogenous recurrence type was most common pattern (n = 23) within 4 groups (hematogenous, locoregional, lymphatic, peritoneal recurrence group) of single recurrence pattern. The most common site of recurrence was liver (n = 22), followed by loco-regional recurrence (n = 16). Among the patients who had recurrence, 62 patients (94%) had recurrence during 3 years after curative resection. Recurrence rate

increased with patients who had high total bilirubin (p = 0.007), high pre-operative CA 19-9 (p = 0.001), advanced T stage (p = 0.004), advanced N stage (p < 0.001), poorly differentiated tumor (p = 0.001), lymphovascular invasion (p = 0.034), and perineural invasion (p = 0.05). Tumor differentiation selleck chemicals llc (p = 0007) and N stage (p < 0.001) had statistical significance as independent prognostic factors for recurrence by multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model. Conclusion: In conclusion, hematogenous pattern is most frequent among recurrence pattern and lymph node and tumor differentiation is most significant factor

for recurrence. Key Word(s): 1. periampullary cancer; 2. recurrence; 3. overall survival Presenting Author: MASAHIRO MARUYAMA Additional Authors: TAKAYUKI WATANABE, KEITA KANAI, TAKAYA OGUCHI, JUMPEI ASANO, TETSUYA ITO, YAYOI OZAKI, TAKASHI MURAKI, 上海皓元医药股份有限公司 HIDEAKI HAMANO, NORIKAZU ARAKURA, SHIGEYUKI KAWA Corresponding Author: MASAHIRO MARUYAMA Affiliations: Shinshu University School of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Shinshu University Objective: Although autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) responds favorably to corticosteroid therapy and results in the amelioration of clinical findings. However, some patients suffered from severe pancreatic calculus which needed ESWL treatment. The aim of this study was to clarify whether

the efficacy of ESWL therapy in AIP was different from that in ordinary chronic calcific pancreatitis (CP), and propose the effective treatment strategy of pancreatic duct stones in AIP. Methods: We examined the ESWL records of 8 patients with chronic stage AIP and 92 patients with ordinary chronic calcific pancreatitis, all of whom were treated at Shinshu University Hospital between 1992 and 2012. Results: AIP group was significantly more elderly than CP group (69.0 vs. 56.5, p = 0.018). In the indication of ESWL therapy, patients with chronic pain were significantly less frequent in the AIP group (0% vs. 45.7%, p = 0.001), adversely patients with prospecting preservation of pancreatic function were significantly more frequent in the AIP group (75% vs. 19.6%, p = 0.