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- Title
Impact of the number and extent of positive lymph nodes in 200 patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after three-field lymph node dissection.
- Authors
Shimada, Hideaki; Okazumi, Shin-ichi; Matsubara, Hisahiro; Nabeya, Yoshihiro; Shiratori, Tooru; Shimizu, Takanori; Shuto, Kiyohiko; Hayashi, Hideki; Ochiai, Takenori
- Abstract
Subtotal esophagectomy with three-field lymph node dissection (3FLD) has been reported to improve survival in patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of the extent and number of positive lymph nodes for long-term survival of patients who underwent 3FLD.
- Publication
World journal of surgery, 2006, Vol 30, Issue 8, p1441
- ISSN
0364-2313
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00268-005-0462-6