Prediction of prognosis by the extent of lymph node involvement in squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 10-13

  Hsu, Chung Ping ^a,b   Chen, Chih Yi ^a   Hsia, Jiun Yi ^a   Shai, Sen Ei ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carcinoma; Esophagus; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035168969     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00623-0     Document Type: Article

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