Table 1.

Pathological data and oncologic outcome of the principal studies in literature

Ref.	Plane of surgery		High tie		LN harvesed		R0		5y LR		5y OS		5y DFS
West et al[9]	Ms	90%	CVL	13 cm	CVL	30	Ms	94%	Ms	4.90%	Ms	85%	Ms	NR
	NMs	40%	Ctl	9 cm	Ctl	18	NMs	85%	NMs	NR	NMs	70%	NMs	NR
Hohenberger et al[8]	Ms	100%	CVL	13 cm	CVL	32	Ms	97.40%	Ms	4.90%	Ms	85%	Ms	NR
	NMs	0%
Siani et al[40]	Ms	65%	CVL	13 cm	CVL	30	Ms	97%	Ms	NR	Ms	82.60%	Ms	73.80%
	NMs	35%	Ctl	9 cm	Ctl	18	NMs	85%	NMs	NR	NMs	60%	NMs	59.70%
Kanemitsu et al[34]	Ms	100%	CVL	NR	CVL	31	Ms	NR	Ms	6%	Ms	84.50%	Ms	91.60%
	NMs	0%
Liang et al[48]	Ms	100%	CVL	NR	CVL	34 ± 8	Ms	NR	Ms	2%	Ms	NR	Ms	NR
	NMs	0%
Feng et al[53]	Ms	94%	CVL	NR	CVL	19	Ms	NR	Ms	NR	Ms	NR	Ms	NR
	NMs	6%	Ctl	NR	Ctl	14	NMs	NR	NMs	NR	NMs	NR	NMs	NR
Gouvas et al[55]	Ms	68.70%	CVL	8.7 cm	CVL	33	Ms	85.70%	Ms	NR	Ms	NR	Ms	NR
	NMs	31.20%	Ctl	NR	Ctl	NR	NMs	NR	NMs	NR	NMs	NR	NMs	NR
Adamina et al[54]	Ms	100%	CVL	NR	CVL	22	Ms	100%	Ms	NR	Ms	NR	Ms	NR
	NMs	0%
Bertelsen et al[57]	Ms	82%	CVL	NR	CVL	36	Ms	97%	Ms	11.30%	Ms	74.90%	Ms	85.80%
	NMs	18%	Ctl	NR	Ctl	20	NMs	95%	NMs	16.20%	NMs	69.80%	NMs	75.90%
Shin et al[51]	Ms	100%	CVL	NR	CVL	27.8 ± 13.6	Ms	NR	Ms	3.60%	Ms	NR	Ms	88%
	NMs	0%
Bae et al[52]	Ms	100%	CVL	NR	CVL	28	Ms	NR	Ms	NR	Ms	90.30%	Ms	83.30%
	NMs	0%

Ms: Mesocolic plane; NMs: Non-mesocolic planes; CVL: Central vascular ligation; Ctl: Control; NR: Not reported.