Abstract
We detected peripyloric lymph node metastasis in 2 of 24 patients with ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas who underwent Kausch-Whipple's procedure. The resection would have been palliative if these patients were treated by pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / mortality
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Adenocarcinoma / pathology
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Adenocarcinoma / surgery*
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Humans
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Lymph Node Excision / methods
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Lymph Nodes / pathology
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Lymphatic Metastasis
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Neoplasm Invasiveness
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Neoplasm Staging
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Palliative Care
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Pancreas / pathology
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Pancreatectomy / methods*
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / mortality
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
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Pancreatic Neoplasms / surgery*
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy / methods
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Prognosis
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Pyloric Antrum / pathology
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Pyloric Antrum / surgery*
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Survival Rate