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Table 3 Metastatic rates of subgroups of lymph nodes of pancreatic head cancer (paraaortic lymph nodes not included)

From: Proposing the lymphatic target volume for elective radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer: a pooled analysis of clinical evidence

No. Study

8a

8p

11p

11d

12a

12p

12b

13a

13b

14a

14b

14c

14d

17a

17b

3

       

40/76

35/76

13/76

16/76

5/76

9/76

22/76

13/76

6

       

22/42

19/42

8/42

11/42

3/42

6/42

13/42

9/42

2

523/3695

205/3030

121/3229

0/4910

180/3887

257/3808

484/3784

1490/2830

1098/3085

    

764/3282

760/3342

12

       

22/44

18/44

8/44

9/44

3/44

6/44

11/44

7/44

17

       

25/49

23/49

10/49

11/49

3/49

7/49

16/49

11/49

Metastatic rate%

14.2

6.8

3.7

0

4.6

6.7

12.8

52.6

36.2

18.5

22.3

6.6

13.3

23.6

22.5

  1. Abbreviations:
  2. 8a = lymph nodes of the anterior-superior region (group 8)
  3. 8p = lymph nodes of the posterior region (group 8)
  4. 11p = proximal splenic lymph nodes (group 11)
  5. 11d = distal splenic lymph nodes (group 11)
  6. 12a = lymph nodes around the proper hepatic artery (group 12)
  7. 12p = lymph nodes around the portal vein (group 12)
  8. 12b = lymph nodes around the bile duct (group 12)
  9. 13a = lymph nodes above the papilla of Vater (group 13)
  10. 13b = lymph nodes below the papilla of Vater (group 13)
  11. 14a = lymph nodes at the root of the superior mesenteric artery (group 14)
  12. 14b = lymph nodes at the root of the inferior pancreatoduodenal artery (group 14)
  13. 14c = lymph nodes at the root of the medial colic artery (group 14)
  14. 14d = lymph nodes at the root of the intestinal arteries (group 14)
  15. 17a = lymph nodes above the papilla of Vater (group 17)
  16. 17b = lymph nodes below the papilla of Vater (group 17)
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