… number have not been established. We hypothesized that LN number in node-negative (N0)
pancreatic cancer … of an adequate number of harvested LN in pancreatic cancer affects …

… Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer-… lymph node involvement 3
. Although the optimal extent of lymphadenectomy in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer …

… of other human malignancies including carcinoma of colon, 27 stomach, 28 … the number of
metastatic lymph nodes and LNR as prognostic factors after resection of pancreatic carcinoma …

… Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer related deaths in the US. Although
lymph node (LN) … number of necessary examined LNs based on the target LN threshold (TLNT). …

… Pancreatic cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-… of the primary tumor and regional
lymph nodes (LNs) remains … patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PaC). …

… not been shown to be advantageous in pancreatic cancer.6 , 7 Recently, there is an increased
emphasis on improving the number of lymph nodes removed, with emphasis on the extent …

… The aim of this study was to determine the optimal number of examined lymph nodes (ELNs)
for accurate staging of pancreatic cancer using the nodal staging score model. …

… Lymph node involvement in pancreatic cancer has been described to be a poor … pancreatic
cancer, a few groups recently assessed the influence of the lymph node ratio (number of …

… pancreatic cancer to lymph nodes was stratified into three distinct categories: group A – no
lymph node involvement (n = 55, 33.3%), group B – one or two positive lymph nodes (n = 55, …

… the relationship between LN numbers examined and survival after pancreatectomy for
pancreatic cancer, using information from a large US population–based cancer database. …