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ArticleBMJ open2022

Significance of the dissection of common hepatic arterial lymph nodes in patients with oesophageal carcinoma: a multicentre retrospective study.

Huang-He He, Zhexue Hao, Zhuoyi Li, Fei Cheng, Junhui Fu, Wei Wang, Jiaxi He, Jinhua Luo, Jianxing He

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Huang-He HeThoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9462-7861
Zhexue HaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zhuoyi LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Fei ChengDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Anqing First People's Hospital, An Qing, China.
Junhui FuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Wei WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jiaxi HeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jinhua Luo *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jiangsu Province Hospital and Nanjing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China drjianxing.he@gmail.com 875764927@qq.com.
Jianxing He *Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China drjianxing.he@gmail.com 875764927@qq.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1737-8192
Guangzhou Medical University · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CNAnqing City Hospital · CN

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Abstract

objectivesTo explore the significance of intraoperative common hepatic arterial lymph node dissection in patients with ooesophageal squamous carcinoma (ESCC) without coeliac trunk lymph node metastasis indicated by abdominal enhanced CT.

methodsPatients aged 18-75 years who underwent oesophagectomy in three medical centres from June 2012 to June 2015, for whom R0 resection was completed and lymph node metastasis in the abdominal trunk was not identified before the operation were retrospectively analysed. The effects of the application value of common hepatic arterial lymph node dissection on survival were evaluated in patients with ESCC without coeliac trunk lymph node metastasis indicated by preoperative CT. According to the eighth version ofAmerican Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) staging, we selected patients with a Pathological Tumor Node Metastasis (pTNM) stage ranging from IA to IVA for analysis.

resultsAmong the 816 qualified patients, 577 did not have coeliac trunk lymph node metastasis based on preoperative abdominal enhanced CT, and common hepatic arterial lymph node dissection was performed during the operation (observation group). Two hundred and thirty-nine preoperative CT examinations indicated no coeliac trunk lymph node metastasis, and common hepatic arterial lymph node dissection was not performed during the operation (control group). A multifactor Cox proportional hazards model showed no risk factors for overall survival (OS) (adjusted HR (HRadj)=0.91; p=0.404) or disease-free survival (DFS) (HRadj=0.86; p=0.179), regardless of whether common hepatic arterial lymph node dissection was performed. For patients with positive left gastric arterial lymph node metastasis, a multifactor Cox proportional hazards model indicated that common hepatic arterial lymph node dissection was a risk factor for OS (HRadj=0.63; p=0.035) and DFS (HRadj=0.58; p=0.026).

conclusionsFor patients with ESCC without celiac trunk metastasis indicated by abdominal enhanced CT, common hepatic arterial lymph node dissection conferred no survival benefits. However, for patients with left gastric arterial lymph node metastasis, common hepatic arterial lymph node dissection was beneficial.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellLymph Node ExcisionAdolescentAdultAgedHumansLymph NodesMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRetrospective StudiesYoung Adultgastrointestinal tumoursoesophageal diseasethoracic medicine

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