Should a standard lymphadenectomy during pancreatoduodenectomy exclude para-aortic lymph nodes for all cases of resectable pancreatic head cancer? A consensus statement by the Chinese Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer (CSPAC)
LIU C, CHEN R, CHEN Y, FU D, HONG D, HAO J, LIU D, LI J, LI S, LI Y, MAI G, MOU Y, NI Q, PENG L, QIAN H, QIN R, SUN B, SHAO C, SUN Y, TIAN B, WANG J, WANG W, WANG W, ZHAO G, YU X. Should a standard lymphadenectomy during pancreatoduodenectomy exclude para-aortic lymph nodes for all cases of resectable pancreatic head cancer? A consensus statement by the Chinese Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer (CSPAC). International Journal Of Oncology 2015, 47: 1512-1516. PMID: 26314752, DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2015.3128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPara-aortic lymph nodesPancreatic head cancerHead cancerCurative surgeryChinese Study GroupLymph nodesStandard lymphadenectomyPancreatic cancerResectable pancreatic head cancerStudy groupCases of pancreatic head cancerHigh-volume centersPancreatic cancer patientsResection statusTumor burdenPrimary tumorResected casesNode stationsPoor prognosisCancer casesCancer patientsDorsal pancreasConsensus statementSurgeryCancer