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 |