Evaluation of metastatic lymph nodes in cN0 thoracic esophageal cancer patients with inconsistent pathological lymph node diagnosis

Evaluation of metastatic lymph nodes in cN0 thoracic esophageal cancer patients with inconsistent pathological lymph node diagnosis

Abstract Background Preoperative clinical diagnosis of lymph node (LN) metastasis and subsequent pathological diagnosis are often not in agreement. Detection of false-negative LNs is essential in selecting an optimal treatment strategy, and most importantly, the presence of false-negative LN is itse...

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Main Authors: Akiyuki Wakita, Satoru Motoyama, Yusuke Sato, Yuta Kawakita, Yushi Nagaki, Kaori Terata, Kazuhiro Imai, Yoshihiro Minamiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
False-negative lymph node
Lymph node metastasis
Esophageal cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01880-1

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