Prognostic impact of the number of metastatic lymph nodes in distal bile duct cancer: An analysis of Japanese registration cases by the study group for biliary surgery of the Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery.
Shin IshiharaAkihiko HoriguchiItraru EndoToshifumi WakakiSatoshi HiranoHiroki YamaueMasakazu YamamotoPublished in: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences (2020)
Our data suggest lymph node classification as N0 (patients without lymph node metastases), N1 (metastasis in 1-2 regional lymph nodes), and N2 (metastases in ≥3 regional lymph nodes).
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- minimally invasive
- sentinel lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- machine learning
- small cell lung cancer
- prognostic factors
- papillary thyroid
- surgical site infection
- deep learning
- peritoneal dialysis
- electronic health record
- big data
- early stage
- young adults
- acute coronary syndrome
- rectal cancer