Prognostic significance of the pN classification supplemented by vascular invasion for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

<h4>Background</h4>The biological behavior and clinical outcome of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) are difficult to predict.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We investigate the prognostic impact of vascular invasion to establish a risk stratification model to p...

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Main Authors: Chong-Mei Zhu, Yi-Hong Ling, Shao-Yan Xi, Rong-Zhen Luo, Jie-Wei Chen, Jing-Ping Yun, Dan Xie, Mu-Yan Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0096129&type=printable