Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma is Spread to the Peripancreatic Soft Tissue in the Majority of Resected Cases, Rendering the AJCC T-Stage Protocol (7th Edition) Inapplicable and Insignificant: A Size-Based Staging System (pT1: ≤2, pT2: >2–≤4, pT3: >4 cm) is More Valid and Clinically Relevant

• Burcu Saka
• , Serdar Balci
• , Olca Basturk
• , Pelin Bagci
• , Lauren M. Postlewait
• , Shishir Maithel
• , Jessica Knight
• , Bassel El-Rayes
• , David Kooby
• , Juan Sarmiento
• , Takashi Muraki
• , Irma Oliva
• , Sudeshna Bandyopadhyay
• , Gizem Akkas
• , Michael Goodman
• , Michelle D. Reid
• , Alyssa Krasinskas
• , Rhonda Everett
• , Volkan Adsay