Invasion category-oriented lymph node metastases of cholangiocarcinoma and the prognostic impact.

Shogo KobayashiHiroshi WadaAkira TomokuniHidenori TakahashiKunihito GotohMasato SakonMasaki MoriYuichiro DokiHidetoshi Eguchi

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2020)

LN metastasis depended on the ICC invasion category in addition to the tumor number, which affected patients' survival and the need for LND. In hilar-type disease, LN dissection may contribute to the survival.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
cell migration
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
free survival
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
locally advanced