Distant nodal metastases from intrathora
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Yin-Kai Chao; Yi-Cheng Wu; Yun-Hen Liu; Chen-Kan Tseng; Hsien-Kun Chang; Ming-Ju
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Background Nonβregional lymph node metastasis in intrathoracic esophageal cancer is classified as M1 lesion with poor prognosis following surgery alone. We studied the controversial question of whether chemoradiotherapy (CRT) improves survival of these patients. ## Methods A cohor