Impact of Lymph Node Metastases Around the Superior Mesenteric Artery on Postoperative Outcomes of Pancreatic Head Cancer

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BACKGROUND: The neural plexus and lymph nodes around the superior mesenteric artery (LN#14), are the most frequent sites involved by pancreatic head cancer. However the influence of metastases to LN#14 on patients' prognosis has rarely been evaluated.

METHODS: The patients who underwent pancreatectomy for pancreatic head cancer between January 2010 and December 2018 were selected. The patients with nodal metastases were classified into an LN#14 + or LN#14-group according to LN#14 metastasis. Clinical and pathological characteristics and prognosis were compared between the two groups.

RESULTS: In total, 99 patients underwent pancreatectomy. Ninety-four patients were positive for lymph node metastases and 14 and 80 were classified as LN#14 + and LN#14 - , respectively. Postoperative median overall survival (OS) of the LN#14 + and LN#14 - groups was 10.2 and 31.1 months, respectively (P < 0.001). Median OS of the LN#14 + group was worse than that of patients with ≥ 4 metastatic nodes in the LN#14 - group (n = 35, 24.7 months, P = 0.002). In multivariate analysis, LN#14 + (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.89, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.64-8.86) was one of the independent predictors of worse OS.

CONCLUSION: It might be feasible to recognize LN#14 metastases as an important prognostic factor independently from other regional lymph node metastases.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

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2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:45

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World journal of surgery - 45(2021), 12 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 3668-3676

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Miyata, Yoichi [VerfasserIn]
Yonamine, Naoto [VerfasserIn]
Fujinuma, Ibuki [VerfasserIn]
Tsunenari, Takazumi [VerfasserIn]
Takihata, Yasuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Iwasaki, Toshimitsu [VerfasserIn]
Einama, Takahiro [VerfasserIn]
Tsujimoto, Hironori [VerfasserIn]
Ueno, Hideki [VerfasserIn]
Yamamoto, Junji [VerfasserIn]
Kishi, Yoji [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 17.02.2022

Date Revised 17.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1007/s00268-021-06276-0

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NLM329499955