The Necessity of Dissection of No. 14 Lymph Nodes to Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Based on the Embryonic Development of the Head of the Pancreas

The Necessity of Dissection of No. 14 Lymph Nodes to Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Based on the Embryonic Development of the Head of the Pancreas

Objectives: Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) followed by lymphadenectomy is performed for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) located in the head of the pancreas. Because the head of the pancreas could be divided into dorsal or ventral primordium in relation to embryonic development, t...

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Main Authors: Lihan Qian, Junjie Xie, Zhiwei Xu, Xiaxing Deng, Hao Chen, Chenghong Peng, Hongwei Li, Weimin Chai, Jing Xie, Weishen Wang, Baiyong Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
pancreas head cancer
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
pancreatic embryology
lymph node dissection (LN dissection)
lymph nodes around superior mesenteric artery (SMA)
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2020.01343/full

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