Open AccessThe prognostic role of angiolymphatic invasion in N0 esophageal carcinoma: a meta-analysis and systematic review
Author(s) -
An Wang,
Yulong Tan,
Yuyan Zhang,
Dong Xu,
Yanqing Fang,
Xiaofeng Chen,
Shaohua Wang
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.2019.08.50
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , meta analysis , oncology , cochrane library , carcinoma , lymph node metastasis , lymph node , esophageal cancer , confidence interval , gastroenterology , inclusion and exclusion criteria , metastasis , cancer , pathology , alternative medicine
Angiolymphatic invasion (ALI) plays an important role in lymph node metastasis. The presence of an ALI predicts a high risk for lymph node metastasis and a poor prognosis in patients with lymph node negative esophageal carcinoma. The independent prognostic value of ALI in node-negative patients remains controversial. A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the relationship between ALI and prognosis in cases of lymph node negative esophageal carcinoma.