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Factors predicting adequate lymph node yield in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy for malignancy
BACKGROUND: Most pancreatoduodenectomy resections do not meet the minimum of 12 lymph nodes recommended by the American Joint Committee on Cancer for accurate staging of periampullary malignancies. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting the likelihood of adequate nodal yield...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5029025/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27644962 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12957-016-1005-3 |