Trends in use of lymphadenectomy in surgery with curative intent for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.
X-F ZhangJ ChakedisFabio BaganteQ ChenE W BealY LvM WeissI PopescuH P MarquesL AldrighettiS K MaithelC PulitanoT W BauerF ShenG A PoultsidesO SoubraneG MartelB Groot KoerkampA GuglielmiE ItaruTimothy M PawlikPublished in: The British journal of surgery (2018)
The rate of LNM was high across all T categories, with one in five patients with T1 disease having nodal metastasis. The trend in increased use of LND suggests a growing adoption of AJCC recommendations in the treatment of ICC.