Grading criteria for venous invasion in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Background Venous invasion (VI) is an adverse prognostic indicator in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. However, grading criteria for venous invasion in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) have not been established. Methods We enrolled 598 thoracic ESCC patients from 2005 t...

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Main Authors: An Wang, Xiaojia Liu, Lu Lu, Shaohua Wang, Xiaofeng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02272-8