Extended lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer is crucial

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1751-1756

  Tong, Daniel ^a   Law, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES;

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS;

EID: 84880763985     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2068-8     Document Type: Article

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