Lymph node involvement as a prognostic factor in pancreatic cancer.
The finding of metastatic disease in lymph nodes predicts a poor outcome for patients with adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas. Nodal metastases occur in as many as one-half of the patients who currently undergo resection with small tumors (less than 2 cm in diameter). There is some evidence that a more extensive lymphatic and soft tissue resection than is commonly done could prolong survival. This possibility should be tested in a prospectively designed study.
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Department of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine 90024.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis