Lymph node examination and survival in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: retrospective study.
Ruediger GoessCarsten JägerJulie PerinelIlaria PergoliniElke DemirOkan SafakFlorian ScheufeleStephan SchornAlexander MuckenhuberMustapha AdhamAlexander NovotnyGüralp O CeyhanHelmut FriessIhsan Ekin DemirPublished in: BJS open (2024)
The number of ELN affects survival in PDAC. Possible misclassification was identified when <21 lymph nodes were examined. Therefore, at least 21 lymph nodes must be examined to avoid false lymph node classification in all types of resection.