Bas A Uijterwijk, Daniël H Lemmers, Giuseppe Kito Fusai, Alessandro Zerbi, Roberto Salvia, Ernesto Sparrelid, Steven White, Bergthor Björnsson, Vasileios K Mavroeidis, Keith J Roberts, Michele Mazzola, Santiago Sánchez Cabús, Zahir Soonawalla, Dimitris Korkolis, Mario Serradilla, Patrick Pessaux, Misha Luyer, Nicholas Mowbray, Benedetto Ielpo, Alessandro Mazzotta, Jorg Kleeff, Ugo Boggi, Miguel Angel Suarez Muñoz, Brian K P Goh, Elena Andreotti, Hanneke Wilmink, Michele Ghidini, Alberto Zaniboni, Caroline Verbeke, Volkan Adsay, Denise Bianchi, Marc G Besselink, Mohammed Abu Hilal
BACKGROUND: Standard lymphadenectomy for pancreatoduodenectomy is defined for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and adopted for patients with non-pancreatic periampullary cancer (NPPC), ampullary adenocarcinoma (AAC), distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA), or duodenal adenocarcinoma (DAC). This study aimed to compare the patterns of lymph node metastases among the different NPPCs in a large series and in a systematic review to guide the discussion on surgical lymphadenectomy and pathology assessment...
April 11, 2024: Annals of Surgical Oncology