Influence of number of metastatic lymph nodes on survival of curative resected thoracic esophageal cancer patients and value of radiotherapy: Report of 549 cases

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 82-90

  Xiao, Ze Fen ^a   Yang, Zong Yi ^a   Miao, Yan Jun ^a   Wang, Lu Hua ^a   Yin, Wei Bo ^a   Gu, Xian Zhi ^a   Zhang, De Chao ^a   Sun, Ke Lin ^a   Chen, Gui Yu ^a   He, Jie ^a  

^a CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Esophageal carcinoma; Metastasis; Number of positive lymph nodes; Postoperative radiotherapy; Radical surgery; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY; TUMORS;

CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODES; METASTASIS; SURVIVAL;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX CANCER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 20944446165     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.08.046     Document Type: Article

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