Prognostic value of occult lymph node metastases in patients with completely resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract To investigate the prognostic value of occult lymph node metastases (OLNMs) in patients with pathologically lymph node negative (pN0) esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). OLNMs were detected in 516 pN0 ESCC patients by immunohistochemical staining. The correlation between the clinicop...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-12-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79073-9 |