Lymphadenectomy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Has Nodal Evaluation Been Increasingly Adopted by Surgeons over Time?A National Database Analysis

ConclusionsUtilization of LND in the surgical management of ICC across the USA remained relatively low and did not change over the last decade. Selective utilization of LND may be problematic as T-stage was not a reliable predictor of nodal status with almost a quarter of patients with early stage disease having LNM.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research