Evaluation of Four Lymph Node Classifications for the Prediction of Survival in Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma.

Zhi-Peng LiuQing-Yi ZhangWei-Yue ChenYu-Yan HuangYan-Qi ZhangYi GongYan JiangJie BaiZhi-Yu ChenHai-Su Dai

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2022)

This study shows that metastasis of LNs is a key indicator for predicting patient death and recurrence. Among them, LODDS is the best LN staging system for the prognostic evaluation of HCCA patients after surgery. Clinicians can incorporate LODDS into HCCA patient lymphatic staging system for a more accurate prognosis of HCCA patients post-surgery.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
palliative care
case report
early stage
high resolution
mass spectrometry
sentinel lymph node
pet ct
coronary artery bypass