TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence of nodal involvement of #12u nodes (lymph nodes around the upper lobe bronchus) in cases with right middle lobe, right lower lobe, and left lower lobe carcinoma
AU - Sato, M.
AU - Saito, Y.
AU - Aikawa, K.
AU - Sakurada, A.
AU - Chin, Y.
AU - Endo, C.
AU - Usuda, K.
AU - Takahashi, S.
AU - Kanma, K.
AU - Sagawa, M.
PY - 1994/1
Y1 - 1994/1
N2 - #12u nodes are peribronchial lymph nodes around the upper lobe bronchus which should not be routinely dissected in cases with middle lobe carcinoma or lower lobe carcinoma. In this paper, #12u were examined histologically in 152 lung cancer cases. As a results, 14 of 152 (9.2%) had nodal diseases in #12 nodes. #12u nodes were involved in 3 of 30 N1 diseases (10%), and in 11 of 35 N2 diseases (31.4%). There was a case which had no nodal involvement except for #12u node. And in three cases, we found only one nodal metastasis except for #12u nodes. If we did not dissect #12u nodes, these cases will be relapse in near future. Thus, for curative operation, #12u nodes should be dissected as a standard operation.
AB - #12u nodes are peribronchial lymph nodes around the upper lobe bronchus which should not be routinely dissected in cases with middle lobe carcinoma or lower lobe carcinoma. In this paper, #12u were examined histologically in 152 lung cancer cases. As a results, 14 of 152 (9.2%) had nodal diseases in #12 nodes. #12u nodes were involved in 3 of 30 N1 diseases (10%), and in 11 of 35 N2 diseases (31.4%). There was a case which had no nodal involvement except for #12u node. And in three cases, we found only one nodal metastasis except for #12u nodes. If we did not dissect #12u nodes, these cases will be relapse in near future. Thus, for curative operation, #12u nodes should be dissected as a standard operation.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 8277624
AN - SCOPUS:0028128168
VL - 47
SP - 10
EP - 13
JO - Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0021-5252
IS - 1
ER -