Does Extended Lymphadenectomy Help in Pancreatic Cancer?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
³ Department of Surgical Oncological and Gastrointestinal Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA. Tim.Pawlik@osumc.edu.

Editorial

Hassan Aziz et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Apr.

. 2022 Apr;29(4):2131-2133.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-11370-1. Epub 2022 Feb 4.

¹ Department of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
³ Department of Surgical Oncological and Gastrointestinal Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA. Tim.Pawlik@osumc.edu.

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Complete circumferential lymphadenectomy around the superior mesenteric artery with preservation of nerve plexus reduces locoregional recurrence after pancreatoduodenectomy for resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Hirono S, Kawai M, Okada KI, Miyazawa M, Kitahata Y, Kobayashi R, Hayami S, Ueno M, Yamaue H. Hirono S, et al. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021 Oct;47(10):2586-2594. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.06.005. Epub 2021 Jun 8. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2021. PMID: 34127329

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