Determining the Adequate Examined Lymph Node Count in Resected Ampullary Adenocarcinoma-A National Cohort Study.
Ibrahim NassourAlana ChristieMichael A ChotiJohn C MansourRebecca M MinterPatricio M PolancoMathew M AugustineMatthew R PorembkaXian-Jin XieSam C WangPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2018)
Increasing ELNs were independently associated with improved overall survival in patients with resected ampullary adenocarcinoma. At least 17 lymph nodes should be examined for optimal nodal staging.