Open AccessThe effect of tumor locations of esophageal cancer on the metastasis to liver or lung
Author(s) -
Dashan Ai,
Yun Chen,
Qi Liu,
Jiaying Deng,
Kuaile Zhao
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2019.09.67
Subject(s) - medicine , metastasis , lung cancer , lung , esophageal cancer , cancer , general surgery , oncology , radiology
Liver and lung are the most common metastatic sites for esophageal cancer. Tumor location of esophageal cancer has been a prognostic factor of tumor, node and metastasis (TNM) staging system since 2009. However, the relationship between tumor location and metastatic sites remains unclear.
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