title: [Risk factors and prognostic impact of No.12 lymph node metastasis in cases with curable advanced distal gastric cancer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the risk factors and prognostic impact of duodenal hepatic ligamentous lymph node (No.12 LN) metastasis in cases with curable advanced distal gastric cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data of 379 cases with advanced distal gastric cancer undergoing radical resection were screened from the Database of Gastric Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen University from January 1997 to December 2010. According to No.12 LN metastasis, they were divided into negative (n = 339) and positive (n = 40) groups. Their clinicopathological parameters and surgical regimens were compared. And the risk factors and prognostic impact of No.12 LN metastasis were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No significant inter-group difference existed in gender, age, infiltration depth or differentiation degree (all P > 0.05). In negative and positive groups, the percent of tumor size ≥ 5 cm was 30.1% (102/339) vs 55.0% (22/40), lymph node metastasis N3 stage 8.3% (28/339) vs 42.5% (17/40), other lymph nodes except for No.12 metastasis 70.2% (238/339) vs 92.5% (37/40), distal metastasis M1 10.9% (37/339) vs 32.5% (13/40), TNM stage IV 18.6% (63/339) vs 65.0% (26/40), infiltration Borrmann type 74.3% (252/339) vs 92.5% (37/40), non-adenocarcinoma 15.9% (54/339) vs 35.0% (14/40) and positive serum-carcinoembryonic antigen (S-CEA) 12.7% (43/339) vs 32.5% (13/40). There were all with significant difference (all P < 0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed tumor size ≥ 5 cm, lymph node (except for No.12) metastasis, distal metastasis and positive S-CEA were independent risk factors of No.12 LN metastasis (OR = 2.144, 3.581, 2.597, 2.552; P = 0.035, 0.042, 0.019, 0.022 respectively). Cox regression analysis showed lymph nodes (except for No.12) and No.12 metastasis, distal metastasis and Borrmann type were independent prognostic factors for all cases. In negative and positive groups, median survival time was 63.0 versus 12.0 months with significant difference (P = 0.000).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For cases with curable advanced distal gastric cancer, No.12 LN metastasis was an independent prognostic factor. No.12 LN should be dissected thoroughly in cases with tumor size ≥ 5 cm, lymph nodes (except No.12) metastasis, distal metastasis and positive S-CEA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Wen-hui
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Jian-bo
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Xin-hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Jin-ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Chuang-qi
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Shi-rong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China. Email: heyulong2011@126.com.
authors.forename: Yu-long
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Wen-hua
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Zhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult