Association of location of lymph node metastases with postoperative recurrence of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has important prognostic implications. In this study, we examined the association between postoperative recurrence and the location of LN metastases in patients with clinical stage II/III ESCC. Of 90 patients who underwent curative esophagectomy with systemic lymphadenectomy at our Department between 2000 and 2007, we identified 49 recurrences and 37 deaths...