Carcinomas

Research Data from T.T. Sahin and Colleagues Update Understanding of Carcinomas

Published in Gastroenterology Week, October 17th, 2011

2011 OCT 17 -- According to the authors of recent research published in the journal Pancreas, "The current classification of pancreatic cancer is based only on anatomic location of metastatic lymph nodes (LNs). On the other hand, the number of metastatic LNs has been used in staging of colorectal, esophageal, and gastric cancers."

"The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic impact of the number or ratio of the metastatic LNs in pancreatic body and tail carcinoma. Eighty-five patients with pancreatic body and tail adenocarcinoma who underwent pancreatectomy were included. Location, number, ratio of metastatic LNs, and the survival of patients...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2011-10-17)

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