Comparison of survival and recurrence pattern between two-field and three-field lymph node dissections for upper thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 707-712

  Shim, Young Mog ^a   Kim, Hong Kwan ^a   Kim, Kwhanmien ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Lymph node dissection; Recurrence; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHYLOTHORAX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 77951853616     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181d3ccb2     Document Type: Article

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