Role of Lymph Node Resection and Histopathological Evaluation in Accurate Staging of Nonfunctional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: How Many Are Enough?
Ding DingAmmar A JavedChunhui YuanMichael J WrightZunaira N JavedJonathan A TeinorI Chae YeRichard A BurkhartJohn L CameronMatthew J WeissChristopher L WolfgangJin HePublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2020)
The sensitivity of detecting nodal disease in patients with NF-PanNETs increases with an increase in the number of ELN. Cutoffs for adequate nodal assessment were defined for all T stages. Utilization of these cutoffs in clinical settings will help with patient prognostication and management.