Prognostic impact of lymphovascular invasion in pT1-T3 gallbladder adenocarcinoma.

Dana A DominguezJohn G AversaBrendan L HagertyLaurence P DiggsMustafa RaoofJeremy L DavisJonathan M HernandezAndrew M Blakely

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)

In patients with gallbladder adenocarcinoma, LVI is independently associated with regional lymph node metastases and abbreviated OS. LVI status may help risk-stratify patients following initial cholecystectomy and inform subsequent treatment.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
squamous cell carcinoma
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
locally advanced
lymph node metastasis
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
early stage
sentinel lymph node