Distribution of lymph node metastases in esophageal carcinoma [TIGER study]: study protocol of a multinational observational study

Distribution of lymph node metastases in esophageal carcinoma [TIGER study]: study protocol of a multinational observational study

Abstract Background An important parameter for survival in patients with esophageal carcinoma is lymph node status. The distribution of lymph node metastases depends on tumor characteristics such as tumor location, histology, invasion depth, and on neoadjuvant treatment. The exact distribution is un...

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Main Authors: Eliza R. C. Hagens, Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen, Johanna W. van Sandick, Miguel A. Cuesta, Donald L. van der Peet, Joos Heisterkamp, Grard A. P. Nieuwenhuijzen, Camiel Rosman, Joris J. G. Scheepers, Meindert N. Sosef, Richard van Hillegersberg, Sjoerd M. Lagarde, Magnus Nilsson, Jari Räsänen, Philippe Nafteux, Piet Pattyn, Arnulf H. Hölscher, Wolfgang Schröder, Paul M. Schneider, Christophe Mariette, Carlo Castoro, Luigi Bonavina, Riccardo Rosati, Giovanni de Manzoni, Sandro Mattioli, Josep Roig Garcia, Manuel Pera, Michael Griffin, Paul Wilkerson, M. Asif Chaudry, Bruno Sgromo, Olga Tucker, Edward Cheong, Krishna Moorthy, Thomas N. Walsh, John Reynolds, Yuji Tachimori, Haruhiro Inoue, Hisahiro Matsubara, Shin-ichi Kosugi, Haiquan Chen, Simon Y. K. Law, C. S. Pramesh, Shailesh P. Puntambekar, Sudish Murthy, Philip Linden, Wayne L. Hofstetter, Madhan K. Kuppusamy, K. Robert Shen, Gail E. Darling, Flávio D. Sabino, Peter P. Grimminger, Sybren L. Meijer, Jacques J. G. H. M. Bergman, Maarten C. C. M. Hulshof, Hanneke W. M. van Laarhoven, Banafsche Mearadji, Roel J. Bennink, Jouke T. Annema, Marcel G. W. Dijkgraaf, Suzanne S. Gisbertz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Lymph node metastases
Lymphadenectomy
Esophagectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5761-7

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