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Table 4 Pathology outcomes

From: The detail of the en bloc technique and prognosis of spleen-preserving laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer

Variables

Value, n (%) or mean ± SD

Histologic factors

 Tumor size (mm)

32 ± 12 (range, 10–60)

 Final histologic diagnosis

 Ductal adenocarcinoma

18 (79 %)

 Adenocarcinoma associated with IPMC

4 (17 %)

 Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma

1 (4 %)

Differentiation

 Well

11 (48 %)

 Others

12 (52 %)

Harvested LNs

19.8 ± 9.3 (range, 5–40)

Metastatic LNs

2.0 ± 4.1 (range, 0–20)

Surgical margin positive

0

Stage of tumor (UICC classification)

 pT1

3 (13 %)

 pT2

8 (35 %)

 pT3

11 (48 %)

 pT4

1 (4 %)

 pN0

9 (39 %)

 pN1

14 (61 %)

p stage

 IA

2 (8.5 %)

 IB

5 (22 %)

 IIA

2 (8.5 %)

 IIB

13 (57 %)

 III

1 (4 %)

  1. IPMC intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma, LN lymph node, UICC Union for International Cancer Control classification, 7th edition