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ArticleBMC surgery2024

The preliminary analysis of lymphatic flow around the connective tissues surrounding SMA and SpA elucidates patients' oncological condition in borderline-resectable pancreatic cancer.

Hirofumi Akita, Kei Asukai, Yosuke Mukai, Shinichiro Hasegawa, Takeshi Omori, Hiroshi Miyata, Masayuki Ohue, Masato Sakon, Hiroshi Wada, Hidenori Takahashi

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Hirofumi AkitaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan. hirofumi.akita@oici.jp.
Kei AsukaiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan.
Yosuke MukaiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan.
Shinichiro HasegawaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan.
Takeshi OmoriDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan.
Hiroshi MiyataDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan.
Masayuki OhueDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan.
Masato SakonDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan.
Hiroshi WadaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan.
Hidenori TakahashiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, 3-1-69 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8567, Japan.
Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases · JP

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Abstract

backgroundIn pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), invasion of connective tissues surrounding major arteries is a crucial prognostic factor after radical resection. However, why the connective tissues invasion is associated with poor prognosis is not well understood. MATERIALS AND

methodsFrom 2018 to 2020, 25 patients receiving radical surgery for PDAC in our institute were enrolled. HyperEye Medical System (HEMS) was used to examine lymphatic flow from the connective tissues surrounding SMA and SpA and which lymph nodes ICG accumulated in was examined.

resultsHEMS imaging revealed ICG was transported down to the paraaortic area of the abdominal aorta along SMA. In pancreatic head cancer, 9 paraaortic lymph nodes among 14 (64.3%) were ICG positive, higher positivity than LN#15 (25.0%) or LN#18 (50.0%), indicating lymphatic flow around the SMA was leading directly to the paraaortic lymph nodes. Similarly, in pancreatic body and tail cancer, the percentage of ICG-positive LN #16a2 was very high, as was that of #8a, although that of #7 was only 42.9%.

conclusionsOur preliminary result indicated that the lymphatic flow along the connective tissues surrounding major arteries could be helpful in understanding metastasis and improving prognosis in BR-A pancreatic cancer.

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AdenocarcinomaCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalPancreatic NeoplasmsAorta, AbdominalHumansPancreasArterial connective tissuesBorderline resectableDistant metastasisIndocyanine greenLymphatic flowPancreatic cancer

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