Time-related changes in the prognostic significance of the total number of examined lymph nodes in node-negative pancreatic head cancer. 2014

Ana L Gleisner, and Gaya Spolverato, and Aslam Ejaz, and Timothy M Pawlik
Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

OBJECTIVE The aim of study was to assess time trends in the association between the total number of lymph nodes examined (TNLE) and survival in patients operated for adenocarcinoma of the head of pancreas. METHODS Patients operated for node-negative adenocarcinoma of the head of pancreas between 1988 and 2007 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. Patients diagnosed between 1988 and 2002 were compared to those diagnosed between 2003 and 2007. RESULTS A total of 3,406 patients were included. Although TNLE was associated with survival, the effect was not uniform. Compared to patients with >12 TNLE, survival decreased with lower TNLE (4-12 TNLE: hazard ratio [HR] 1.27, 95% CI 1.10-1.46; <4 TNLE: HR 1.39, 95% CI 1.20-1.60) among patients diagnosed between 1988 and 2002. In contrast, for those diagnosed between 2003 and 2007, while there was decreased survival for those with <4 nodes (HR 1.44, 95% CI 1.22-1.71), no effect was seen for patients with TNLE 4-12 (HR 0.98, 95% CI 0.85-1.14). CONCLUSIONS The prognostic significance of the TNLE in patients operated for adenocarcinoma of the head of the pancreas is not constant over time.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008197 Lymph Node Excision Surgical excision of one or more lymph nodes. Its most common use is in cancer surgery. (From Dorland, 28th ed, p966) Lymph Node Dissection,Lymphadenectomy,Dissection, Lymph Node,Dissections, Lymph Node,Excision, Lymph Node,Excisions, Lymph Node,Lymph Node Dissections,Lymph Node Excisions,Lymphadenectomies,Node Dissection, Lymph,Node Dissections, Lymph
D008198 Lymph Nodes They are oval or bean shaped bodies (1 - 30 mm in diameter) located along the lymphatic system. Lymph Node,Node, Lymph,Nodes, Lymph
D008297 Male Males
D009367 Neoplasm Staging Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient. Cancer Staging,Staging, Neoplasm,Tumor Staging,TNM Classification,TNM Staging,TNM Staging System,Classification, TNM,Classifications, TNM,Staging System, TNM,Staging Systems, TNM,Staging, Cancer,Staging, TNM,Staging, Tumor,System, TNM Staging,Systems, TNM Staging,TNM Classifications,TNM Staging Systems
D010180 Pancreatectomy Surgical removal of the pancreas. (Dorland, 28th ed) Pancreatectomies
D010190 Pancreatic Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the PANCREAS. Depending on the types of ISLET CELLS present in the tumors, various hormones can be secreted: GLUCAGON from PANCREATIC ALPHA CELLS; INSULIN from PANCREATIC BETA CELLS; and SOMATOSTATIN from the SOMATOSTATIN-SECRETING CELLS. Most are malignant except the insulin-producing tumors (INSULINOMA). Cancer of Pancreas,Pancreatic Cancer,Cancer of the Pancreas,Neoplasms, Pancreatic,Pancreas Cancer,Pancreas Neoplasms,Pancreatic Acinar Carcinoma,Pancreatic Carcinoma,Acinar Carcinoma, Pancreatic,Acinar Carcinomas, Pancreatic,Cancer, Pancreas,Cancer, Pancreatic,Cancers, Pancreas,Cancers, Pancreatic,Carcinoma, Pancreatic,Carcinoma, Pancreatic Acinar,Carcinomas, Pancreatic,Carcinomas, Pancreatic Acinar,Neoplasm, Pancreas,Neoplasm, Pancreatic,Neoplasms, Pancreas,Pancreas Cancers,Pancreas Neoplasm,Pancreatic Acinar Carcinomas,Pancreatic Cancers,Pancreatic Carcinomas,Pancreatic Neoplasm
D011379 Prognosis A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based on a individual's condition and the usual course of the disease as seen in similar situations. Prognostic Factor,Prognostic Factors,Factor, Prognostic,Factors, Prognostic,Prognoses
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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