Prognostic role of nodal ratio, LODDS, pN in patients with pancreatic cancer with venous involvement.

Giovanni RamacciatoGiuseppe NigriNiccolo' PetruccianiAntonio Daniele PinnaMatteo RavaioliElio JovineFrancesco MinniGian Luca GraziPiero ChirlettiGiuseppe TisoneFabio FerlaNiccolo' NapoliUgo Boggi

Published in: BMC surgery (2017)

The number of examined lymph nodes, the NR and LODDS are useful for further prognostic stratification of N1 patients in the setting of pancreatectomy combined with PV/SMV resection. No superiority of one over the others methods was detected.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
patient reported