Prognostic significance of lymph node metastasis in pancreatic tail cancer: A multicenter retrospective study.
Teijiro HirashitaNaoki IkenagaKohei NakataMasafumi NakamuraHiroshi KuraharaTakao OhtsukaTakaaki TatsuguchiKazuyoshi NishiharaHiromitsu HayashiShigeki NakagawaTakao IdeHirokazu NoshiroTomohiko AdachiSusumu EguchiAtsushi MiyoshiShiro KohiAtsushi NanashimaHiroaki NaganoMitsuhisa TakatsukiMasafumi Inomatanull nullPublished in: Annals of gastroenterological surgery (2024)
LN dissection along the hepatic artery for Pt-PDAC has little significance. Distal pancreatic transection may be acceptable in terms of oncological safety, but further examination of short-term outcomes and preservation of pancreatic function is required.