Lymph node metastases and prognosis in oesophageal carcinoma - A systematic review

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 747-753

  Kayani, B ^a   Zacharakis, E ^a   Ahmed, K ^a   Hanna, G B ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Lymph node; Oesophagus; Prognosis; Staging; TNM

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MICROMETASTASIS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80051653058     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.06.018     Document Type: Review

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