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Distribution of splenic artery lymph nodes and splenic hilar lymph nodes
Yuya Umebayashi1, Satoru Muro2, Masanori Tokunaga3
1Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan.
Background:
Total gastrectomy with splenectomy is the standard treatment for advanced proximal gastric cancer with greater-curvature invasion. As an alternative to splenectomy, laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilar lymph node (LN) dissection (SPSHLD) has been developed. With SPSHLD, the posterior splenic hilar LNs are left behind.
Aim:
To clarify the distribution of splenic hilar (No. 10) and splenic artery (No. 11p and 11d) LNs and to verify the possibility of omitting posterior LN dissection in laparoscopic SPSHLD from an anatomical standpoint.
Methods:
Hematoxylin & eosin-stained specimens were prepared from six cadavers, and the distribution of LN No. 10, 11p, and 11d was evaluated. In addition, heatmaps were constructed and three-dimensional reconstructions were created to visualize the LN distribution for qualitative evaluation.
Results:
There was little difference in the number of No. 10 LNs between the anterior and posterior sides. For LN No. 11p and 11d, the anterior LNs were more numerous than the posterior LNs in all cases. The number of posterior LNs increased toward the hilar side. Heatmaps and three-dimensional reconstructions showed that LN No. 11p was more abundant in the superficial area, while LN No. 11d and 10 were more abundant in the deep intervascular area.
Conclusion:
The number of posterior LNs increased toward the hilum and was not neglectable. Thus, surgeons should consider that some posterior No. 10 and No. 11d LNs may remain after SPSHLD.
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