Staging of esophageal carcinoma: Length of tumor and number of involved regional lymph nodes. Are these independent prognostic factors?

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Prognostic factors for the survival of patients with esophageal carcinoma in the U.S. : The importance of tumor length and lymph node status

✍ Mohamad A. Eloubeidi; Renee Desmond; Miguel R. Arguedas; Carolyn E. Reed; C. Mel 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 132 KB 👁 3 views

## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The current TNM classification system does not consider tumor length or the number of lymph nodes in the staging and classification scheme for patients with esophageal carcinoma. Using data from the National Cancer Institute SEER Program, the authors explored the effect o