Table 3.
Tumor location | Specimen of pancreatic plexus | n | LVD | Positive pancreatic plexus invasion (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Head of pancreas | Pancreatic head plexus tissue | 30 | 6.5 ± 3.2* | 60.0 |
Common hepatic artery tissue and hepatoduodenal ligament plexus tissue | 22 | 5.2 ± 2.5 | 44.0 | |
Body and tail of pancreas | Celiac plexus tissue (left) | 13 | 8.0 ± 3.1† | 65.0 |
Splenic plexus tissue | 7 | 6.9 ± 2.9† | 25.0 | |
Superior mesenteric arterial plexus tissue (left) | 5 | 3.5 ± 1.9 | 35.0 |
*P < 0.05 compared with common hepatic artery tissue and hepatoduodenal ligament plexus tissue. †P < 0.001 compared with superior mesenteric arterial plexus tissue (left). Lymphatic vessel density (LVD) data are given as the mean ± SD.