Lymphadenectomy extent is closely related to long-term survival in esophageal cancer

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 154-160

  Kang, Chang Hyun ^a   Kim, Young Tae ^a   Jeon, Sang Hoon ^b   Sung, Sook Whan ^b   Kim, Joo Hyun ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Lymphadenectomy; Survival

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORAX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33846521299     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.10.033     Document Type: Article

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