Distance From the Root of the Splenic Artery to the Tumor as a Predictor of Para‐Aortic Lymph Node Metastasis in Left‐Sided Pancreatic Cancer

Key Points

• Para-aortic lymph node metastasis is unlikely when the distance from the root of the splenic artery exceeds 20 mm.
• In left-sided pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a distance of over 20 mm suggests minimal metastatic risk.
• Assessment utilizes Distance from the Root of the Splenic Artery to evaluate patient outcomes in lymph node involvement.
• This metric may reduce unnecessary surgical procedures in selected patients with low metastatic likelihood.