The pattern and prevalence of lymphatic spread in thoracic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 480-486

  Chen, Junqiang ^a   Liu, Suoyan ^a   Pan, Jianji ^a   Zheng, Xiongwei ^a   Zhu, Kunshou ^a   Zhu, Ji ^b   Xiao, Jinrong ^a   Ying, Mingang ^a  

^a FUJIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY SHANGHAI CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Lymphatic spread pattern and prevalence; Thoracic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Three field lymphadenectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THORACIC ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THORAX TUMOR; TUMOR CELL;

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

EID: 68749095724     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.03.056     Document Type: Article

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