Annals of surgery
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To develop clinical predictive nomograms generating per-patient numerical probabilities of postoperative recurrence-free and overall survival at specific times. ⋯ Our simple user-friendly calculators, which present graphically postsurgical prognostic models for recurrence and survival outcomes in patients with curatively resectable HCC, offer useful guidance to clinicians and patients for individually planning recurrence surveillance and adjuvant therapy.
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To determine the detection rate, radiologic characteristics, and natural history of incidental subcentimeter pulmonary nodules (SCPN) among patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma and to clarify whether further preoperative evaluation should be considered. ⋯ Neither the presence of preoperative SCPN nor nodule characteristics was associated with OS among patients who underwent pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) for pancreatic cancer. These data do not support routine additional workup of preoperative SCPN in patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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To determine the prognostic value of PLN and LNR based on a large series with standardized lymphadenectomy and pathological workup. ⋯ This study demonstrates that, based on high numbers of ELN, PLN is superior to LNR in predicting survival and allows to distinguish several N-categories that improve prognostic accuracy in LN-positive resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.