Table 1.
Median survival time of patients affected by pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with para-aortic lymph node metastasis
| Author | Year | Number of patients | Percentage with PALN metastasis | Three-year survival with PALN metastasis | Median survival time (months) with PALN metastasis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murakami et al. [7] |
2009 |
103 |
17% |
0% |
12.4 |
| Doi et al. [8] |
2007 |
133 |
14% |
0% |
5.1 |
| Shimada et al. [9] |
2006 |
133 |
20% |
0% |
13 |
| Sakai et al. [10] |
2005 |
178 |
19% |
3% |
NR |
| Yoshida et al. [11] |
2004 |
34 |
26% |
0% |
NR |
| Kayahara et al. [12] | 1999 | 99 | 18% | 11% | NR |
NR not reported; PALN para-aortic lymph node.