Current trends in extended lymph node dissection for esophageal carcinoma

Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 208-213

  Fang, Wen Tao ^a   Chen, Wen Hu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Esophageal neoplasms; Lymphatic metastasis; Neck dissection; Postoperative complications; Vocal cord paralysis

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NECK DISSECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; METASTASIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349245070     PISSN: 02184923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309103332     Document Type: Review

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