Should the clinical significance of supraclavicular and celiac lymph node metastasis in thoracic esophageal cancer be reevaluated?

Volume: 10, Issue: 8, Pages: 1725 - 1735
Published: Jul 10, 2019
Abstract
Background Lower thoracic esophageal cancer (LTEC) with celiac node metastasis and upper thoracic esophageal cancer (UTEC) with supraclavicular node metastasis were previously categorized as M1a diseases. Our study aimed to investigate whether the clinical significance of supraclavicular and celiac lymph node metastasis should be reevaluated in thoracic esophageal cancer. Methods A total of 6178 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer were...
Paper Details
Title
Should the clinical significance of supraclavicular and celiac lymph node metastasis in thoracic esophageal cancer be reevaluated?
Published Date
Jul 10, 2019
Volume
10
Issue
8
Pages
1725 - 1735
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