Systematic Lymph Node Sampling and Analysis in Patients Undergoing Radical Resection for Pancreatic Cancer. A National Danish Study
Systematic Lymph Node Sampling and Analysis in Patients Undergoing Radical Resection for Pancreatic Cancer. A National Danish Study
Prospective investigation of the ratio between malignant and total number of lymph nodes in predefined lymph node stations in patients resected for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. A national Danish project.
Lymph nodes will be sampled from the following stations in patients with adenocarcinomas of the pancreas Group 6: Infrapyloric lymph nodes (IP) Group 8: Lymph nodes around the common hepatic artery (CHA) Group 12: Lymph nodes of the hepatoduodenal ligament (HDL) Group 13: Posterior pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes Group 14: Lymph nodes around the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) Group 17: Anterior pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes
Inclusion Criteria:
Bioptic verified pancreatic adenocarcinoma or periampullary adenocarcinoma (within 20mm of the papilla)
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients with non-adenocarcinoma tumors of the pancreas or periampullary region
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