Clinical Research Regarding the Ratio of Lymph Node Metastasis and the Reasonable Extent of Lymphadenectomy in Middle Third Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

OBJECTIVE To explore the extent of lymphadenectomy deemed reasonable by analyzing the infl uence of the regular pattern and ratio of lymph node metastasis on the prognosis of the patients with middle third thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. METHODS Clinical data from 129 patients wit...

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Main Author: Ming-ran XIE, Peng LIN, Xu ZHANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: China Anti-Cancer Association 2010-02-01
Series:Cancer Biology & Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.cancerbiomed.org/index.php/cocr/article/view/154