Is the Involvement of the Hepatic Artery Lymph Node a Poor Prognostic Factor in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma?

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of hepatic artery lymph node (HALN) involvement on the survival of patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA). A single-center retrospective study analyzing patients who underwent PD for PA. Patients were included if, during PD, the HALN was submitted for pathologic evaluation. Patients were stratified by node status: PPLN− (peripancreatic lymph node)/HALN−,...