Open AccessAdequate lymphadenectomy in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: resecting the minimal number of lymph node stations
Author(s) -
Jun Peng,
WenPing Wang,
Yong Yuan,
Zhiqiang Wang,
Yun Wang,
Long-Qi Chen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezw015
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphadenectomy , proportional hazards model , lymph node , cancer , lymphovascular invasion , hazard ratio , cancer staging , carcinoma , oncology , metastasis , surgery , confidence interval
The seventh edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) tumour-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system for oesophageal cancer did not define the minimal requirement for an adequate extent of lymphadenectomy in patients with oesophageal cancer. This study aimed to define the minimum number of lymph node (LN) stations to be resected in patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
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