Effect of preoperative radiotherapy on the prognosis of patients with stage cTxN0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: propensity score matching analysis based on SEER database

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of preoperative radiotherapy (RT) on overall survival (OS) in patients with stage cTxN0M0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).MethodsA total of 467 patients with ESCC diagnosed as cTxN0M0 and undergoing esophagectomy between 2004 and...

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Main Authors: Zixian Jin, Jiajing Sun, Jian Zhang, Jianfei Shen, Bo Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1052932/full