Title of article :
Assessment of nodal status for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma location, number, or ratio of involved nodes
Author/Authors :
guglielmi, alfredo university of verona - gb rossi hospital - department of surgery, division of surgery a, Italy , ruzzenente, andrea university of verona - gb rossi hospital - department of surgery, division of surgery a, Italy , bertuzzo, francesca university of verona - gb rossi hospital - department of surgery, division of surgery a, italy , iacono, calogero university of verona - gb rossi hospital - department of surgery, division of surgery a, Italy
Abstract :
Surgical treatment of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PCC) is the treatment of choice that canachieve long term results. Unfortunately the presence of lymph node metastases is frequent and it is one ofthe major negative prognostic factors in patients submitted to surgery. In literature there are few data aboutthe prognostic significance of location, number and ratio of involved nodes. Moreover guidelines about theextent of lymph node dissection are not available. In this commentary the data of literature about prognosticsignificance of lymph node involvement are described and analysed.
