Surgery in node-positive gallbladder cancer: The implication of an involved superior retro-pancreatic lymph node

The treatment approach to node-positive gallbladder cancer has unresolved issues with regard to the management of patients with a positive superior retro-pancreatic (level 13a) node, which is the highest level of spread. The American Joint Committee on Cancer remains unclear on the status of the 13a node.

Source: Surgery - October 19, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Rahul K. Chaudhary, Ryota Higuchi, Takehisa Yazawa, Shuichiro Uemura, Wataru Izumo, Toru Furukawa, Kosuke Kiyohara, Masakazu Yamamoto Source Type: research