Lymph Node Yield as Quality Metric for Clinically N0 Oral Cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 144 (4) ◽  
pp. 386
Author(s):  
Benjamin L. Judson
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node Yield ◽  
Quality Metric ◽  
Node Yield

Lymph Node Yield as Quality Metric for Clinically N0 Oral Cancer—Reply

2018 ◽  
Vol 144 (4) ◽  
pp. 386
Author(s):  
Chiaojung Jillian Tsai ◽  
Junting Zheng ◽  
Zhigang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node Yield ◽  
Quality Metric ◽  
Node Yield

Lymph node yield in treatment naïve cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: en bloc lymphadenectomy versus level-by-level dissection

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
K Devaraja ◽  
K Pujary ◽  
B Ramaswamy ◽  
D R Nayak ◽  
N Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Dissection ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
En Bloc ◽  
Lymph Node Yield ◽  
Node Yield

Abstract Background Lymph node yield is an important prognostic factor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Variability in neck dissection sampling techniques has not been studied as a determinant of lymph node yield. Methods This retrospective study used lymph node yield and average nodes per level to compare level-by-level and en bloc neck dissection sampling methods, in primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cases operated between March 2017 and February 2020. Results From 123 patients, 182 neck dissections were analysed, of which 133 were selective and the rest were comprehensive: 55 had level-by-level sampling and 127 had undergone en bloc dissection. The level-by-level method yielded more nodes in all neck dissections combined (20 vs 17; p = 0.097), but the difference was significant only for the subcohort of selective neck dissection (18.5 vs 15; p = 0.011). However, the gain in average nodes per level achieved by level-by-level sampling was significant in both groups (4.2 vs 3.33 and 4.4 vs 3, respectively; both p < 0.001). Conclusion Sampling of cervical lymph nodes level-by-level yields more nodes than the en bloc technique. Further studies could verify whether neck dissection sampling technique has any impact on survival rates.

Accuracy of the Lymph Node Yield in Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ava Yap ◽  
Amy Shui ◽  
Jessica Gosnell ◽  
Chiung-Yu Huang ◽  
Julie Ann Sosa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Papillary Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Lymph Node Yield ◽  
Cancer In Children ◽  
Node Yield

Quality of Pathology Reporting Impacts on Lymph Node Yield in Colon Cancer

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas A. Rieger ◽  
Frances S. Barnett ◽  
James W.E. Moore ◽  
Sumitra S. Ananda ◽  
Matthew Croxford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Lymph Node Yield ◽  
Pathology Reporting ◽  
Node Yield

scholarly journals Role of lymph node yield and lymph node ratio in predicting outcomes in non-metastatic colorectal cancer

BJS Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. A. Lee ◽  
S. Wilkins ◽  
K. Oliva ◽  
M. P. Staples ◽  
P. J. McMurrick
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node ◽  
Metastatic Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Lymph Node Ratio ◽  
Lymph Node Yield ◽  
Node Ratio ◽  
Node Yield

Fat clearance of upper gastrointestinal resection specimens increases lymph node yield and may result in nodal upstaging

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-89
Author(s):  
Jon Griffin ◽  
Clare Bunning ◽  
Asha Dubé
Keyword(s):  
Lymph Node ◽  
Gastrointestinal Cancers ◽  
Historical Cohort ◽  
Lymph Node Yield ◽  
Patient Demographics ◽  
Lymph Node Retrieval ◽  
Nodal Upstaging ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Upper Gastrointestinal ◽  
Node Yield

IntroductionLymph node retrieval and quantification is an important element in staging upper gastrointestinal cancers. Our department introduced fat clearance for oesophagectomy and gastrectomy specimens in 2014. This study assessed the impact of this change on lymph node yield and upstaging.MethodsWe reviewed histopathology data for upper gastrointestinal resection specimens. Patient demographics, clinical, macroscopic and microscopic data were compared with a historical cohort who did not undergo fat clearance.ResultsOf 158 patients, 133 resection specimens received fat clearance resulting in a significantly higher lymph node yield than the historical cohort (22 vs 13 lymph nodes, p<0.0001). Fat clearance found additional positive nodes in 24.1% of patients and increased the number of cases achieving a minimum node yield of 15. Nodes found by fat clearance caused upstaging in 15% of the cohort.DiscussionFat clearance increases node yield in upper gastrointestinal resection specimens and may cause nodal upstaging.

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