Surgical treatment for carcinoma of the
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Matsubara, Toshiki; Ueda, Mamoru; Nagao, Narutoshi; Takahashi, Takashi; Nakajima
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Background and Objectives: In carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus, most surgeons consider that esophagectomy is contraindicated in patients with clinical evidence of major extraesophageal involvement in the lower neck or peritracheal regions. However, metastases to these regions are commonly fo