Table 2.

Occurrence of Lymph Node and Distant Metastases

Sex
Male	51 (44.7%)
Female	63 (55.3%)
Median age at diagnosis	54.9 years (range 23–80)
Tumor size
<2 cm	42 (36.8%)
≥2 cm	72 (63.2%)
Tumor location
Pancreatic head	38 (33.3%)
Pancreatic body or tail	68 (59.7%)
Multifocal lesions in pancreas	8 (7.0%)
Type of surgery
Panreatoduodenectomy	32 (28.1%)
Distal pancreatectomy	63 (55.3%)
Total pancreatectomy	8 (7.0%)
Enucleation	11 (9.6%)
With lymphadenectomy	5 (4.4%)
Without lymphadenectomy	6 (5.3%)
Grade
G1	56 (49.1%)
G2	50 (43.9%)
G3	8 (7.0%)
Lymph nodes metastases
Nx	8 (7.0%)
N0	59 (51.8%)
N1	47 (41.2%)
Distant metastases
M0	92 (80.7%)
M1	22 (19.3%)

Notes: Nx- regional lymph node cannot be assessed, N0 – no regional lymph node metastases, N1- regional lymph node metastases.