Clinical impact of abdominal versus mediastinal metastases as a prognostic factor for poor outcomes following esophageal cancer surgery: a retrospective study

Clinical impact of abdominal versus mediastinal metastases as a prognostic factor for poor outcomes following esophageal cancer surgery: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Surgery is still the mainstay of radical treatment for resectable esophageal cancer (EC). It is apparent that the presence or spread of lymph node metastasis (LNM) is a powerful prognostic factor in patients with EC who are eligible for curative treatment. Although the importance...

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Main Authors: Yutaka Miyawaki, Hiroshi Sato, Shuichiro Oya, Hirofumi Sugita, Yasumitsu Hirano, Shinichi Sakuramoto, Kojun Okamotom, Shigeki Yamaguchim, Isamu Koyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Abdominal lymph node metastasis
Esophageal cancer
Survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08484-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08484-2

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