Nodal counts and lymph node ratio impact survival after distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma

A Ashfaq, BA Pockaj, RJ Gray, TR Halfdanarson… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The number of lymph nodes required for accurate staging after distal
pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma is unknown. Methods The Surveillance …

Extent of lymph node retrieval and pancreatic cancer survival: information from a large US population database

RE Schwarz, DD Smith - Annals of surgical oncology, 2006 - Springer
Background Operative therapy of pancreatic cancer is associated with poor survival
because of high recurrence rates after pancreatectomy. The effect of lymph node (LN) …

Number of lymph nodes evaluated: prognostic value in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

M Huebner, M Kendrick, KM Reid-Lombardo… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Introduction The impact of the number of lymph node (LN) evaluated pathologically on
accurate staging is unknown. Our primary aim was to determine a minimum number of …

[HTML][HTML] Lymph node ratio as valuable predictor in pancreatic cancer treated with R0 resection and adjuvant treatment

MS You, SH Lee, YH Choi, B Shin, WH Paik, JK Ryu… - BMC cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background Lymph-node (LN) metastasis is an important prognostic factor in resected
pancreatic cancer. In this study, the prognostic value of American Joint Committee on …

The ratio of metastatic/resected lymph nodes is an independent prognostic factor in patients with node-positive pancreatic head cancer

M Sierzega, T Popiela, J Kulig, K Nowak - Pancreas, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of nodal involvement
in resected adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. Methods: For the period between 1980 …

Reappraisal of nodal staging and study of lymph node station involvement in pancreaticoduodenectomy with the standard international study group of pancreatic …

G Malleo, L Maggino, P Capelli, F Gulino… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The prognostic role of lymph node (LN) dissection in pancreatic head ductal
adenocarcinoma is still unclear. This study reappraised the value of the number of positive …

N0/N1, PNL, or LNR? The effect of lymph node number on accurate survival prediction in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

NP Valsangkar, DM Bush, JS Michaelson… - Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction We evaluated the prognostic accuracy of LN variables (N0/N1), numbers of
positive lymph nodes (PLN), and lymph node ratio (LNR) in the context of the total number of …

Prognostic significance of lymph node metastases in pancreatic head cancer treated with extended lymphadenectomy: not just a matter of numbers

P Massucco, D Ribero, E Sgotto, A Mellano… - Annals of surgical …, 2009 - Springer
Background The prognostic significance of variables related to nodal involvement (node
status, number of disease-positive nodes [posNn], node ratio [Nr], and site of nodal …

Definition of a standard lymphadenectomy in surgery for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a consensus statement by the International Study Group on Pancreatic …

JAMG Tol, DJ Gouma, C Bassi, C Dervenis, M Montorsi… - Surgery, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The lymph node (Ln) status of patients with resectable pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma is an important predictor of survival. The survival benefit of extended …

A systematic review of the prognostic value of lymph node ratio, number of positive nodes and total nodes examined in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

M Elshaer, G Gravante, M Kosmin… - The Annals of The …, 2017 - publishing.rcseng.ac.uk
BACKGROUND Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common pancreatic cancer.
Five-year overall survival is currently 3.3–6.0%. The aim of this review was to evaluate the …