Prognostic significance of the highest peripancreatic lymph node in biliary tract adenocarcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with biliary tract adenocarcinoma with nodal involvement have a poor prognosis. There is currently no standardized method for intraoperative lymph node assessment. The current study aimed to determine the prognostic significance of the highest peripancreatic lymph node (HPLN) in biliary tract malignancy.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of patients undergoing potential curative resection of biliary tract adenocarcinoma from January 1995 through December 2010 who prospectively had intraoperative sampling of the HPLN. The median follow-up was 72.8 months. The primary end points were recurrence-free survival (RFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS).

Results

The rate of HPLN positivity in 110 patients undergoing exploration for potential curativ

SUBMITTER: Kelly KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4733850 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature