Patients with ampullary cancer benefit from examination of a minimum of 20 lymph nodes to accurately predict prognosis and minimize stage migration. The log odds transformation nodal classification scheme showed the highest accuracy in differentiating survival outcomes. Additionally, nodal metastasis in regional lymph nodes is linked to poorer outcomes post-surgery.
Journal Article by Resende V, Endo Y (…) Pawlik TM et 8 al. in J Gastrointest Surg
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