Lymph Node and Bone Marrow Micrometastases Define the Prognosis of Patients with pN0 Esophageal Cancer

Background: Pathological routine lymph node staging is postulated to be the main oncological prognosticator in esophageal cancer (EC). However, micrometastases in lymph nodes (LNMM) and bone marrow (BNMM) are discussed as the key events in tumor recurrence. We assessed the prognostic significance of...

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Main Authors: Karl-F. Karstens, Tarik Ghadban, Katharina Effenberger, Guido Sauter, Klaus Pantel, Jakob R. Izbicki, Yogesh Vashist, Alexandra König, Matthias Reeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12/3/588