## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The presence of lymph node (LN) metastases in esophageal cancer has important prognostic and treatment implications. However, the optimal number of LNs that should be examined for accurate staging is controversial. In the current study, the association between survival an
Effect of the number of lymph nodes sampled on postoperative survival of node-negative esophageal cancer
โ Scribed by Alexander J. Greenstein; Virginia R. Litle; Scott J. Swanson; Celia M. Divino; Stuart Packer; Juan P. Wisnivesky
- Book ID
- 113678080
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 205
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1072-7515
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