Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	32681
Country	Italy

Received	2017-01-19 09:31
Peer-Review Started	2017-01-21 15:55
To Make the First Decision	2017-02-09 15:03
Return for Revision	2017-02-14 12:03
Revised	2017-02-21 18:05
Second Decision	2017-05-15 02:54
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2017-05-19 08:29
Articles in Press	2017-05-19 08:29
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-06-19 01:32
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-06-26 10:23

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Para-aortic node involvement is not an independent predictor of survival after resection for pancreatic cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Cosimo Sperti, Mario Gruppo, Stella Blandamura, Michele Valmasoni, Gioia Pozza, Nicola Passuello, Valentina Beltrame and Lucia Moletta
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Cosimo Sperti, MD, Department of Surgery, Oncology, and Gastroenterology, 3rd Surgical Clinic, University of Padua, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128, Padova, Italy. csperti@libero.it
Key Words	Lymphadenectomy; Pancreas; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatectomy; Lymph node metastasis; Para-aortic nodes; Survival
Core Tip	Para-aortic node involvement by pancreatic cancer is traditionally considered as an advanced disease with poor prognosis. We retrospectively examined our experience of 151 patients with pancreatic cancer who underwent resection and para-aortic lymph nodes sampling. Disease-free and overall survival were worse in patients with para-aortic nodes metastases, but multivariate analysis showed that para-aortic node involvement is not an independent prognostic factor after resection of pancreatic cancer. So, the decision to make pancreatic resection should not be based on the para-aortic node status only.
Publish Date	2017-06-26 10:23
Citation	Sperti C, Gruppo M, Blandamura S, Valmasoni M, Pozza G, Passuello N, Beltrame V, Moletta L. Para-aortic node involvement is not an independent predictor of survival after resection for pancreatic cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(24): 4399-4406
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i24/4399.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i24.4399

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