## Abstract Lymph node metastases are common in esophageal cancer and are associated with a poor prognosis. Resection and examination of 15โ18 lymph nodes is required for adequate staging of esophageal cancer. Improved survival is associated with involvement of five or fewer nodes or lymph node rat
Three field lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer
โ Scribed by C.S. Pramesh; Rajesh C. Mistry; Sarbani G. Laskar
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 51 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
## BACKGROUND. In patients with thoracic esophageal carcinoma, radical dissection of the upper mediastinal lymph nodes often leads to complications such as recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and subsequent pulmonary disorders. Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) to the upper mediastinum and nerve-
To evaluate the effect of the extended lymphadenectomy for thoracic esophageal carcinoma, the pattern of recurrence in the 50 patients with pT3 tumors who underwent esophagectomy with cervical, mediastinal, and abdominal lymph node dissection (3-F) (group A) was compared with that of 100 patients at
## Abstract ## Background A standard management policy has not yet been established with respect to the extent of lymphadenectomy for colonic cancer. ## Methods A total of 914 consecutive patients who underwent potentially curative surgery for T2โT4 colonic cancer were reviewed retrospectively.