Open Access<p>Lymphovascular Invasion as a Prognostic Factor in Non-Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of Esophagogastric Junction After Radical Surgery</p>
Author(s) -
Chengbin Zheng,
Xingyu Feng,
Jiabin Zheng,
Qian Yan,
Xu Hu,
Haihua Feng,
Zhenru Deng,
Qianchao Liao,
Junjiang Wang,
Yong Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cancer management and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.024
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 1179-1322
DOI - 10.2147/cmar.s286512
Subject(s) - esophagogastric junction , lymphovascular invasion , medicine , adenocarcinoma , gastroesophageal junction , oncology , gastroenterology , metastasis , cancer
Tumors with lymphovascular invasion (LVI) are thought to be associated with lymph node metastasis and to lead to a worse prognosis. However, the effect of LVI on the prognosis of adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction (AEG) is still unclear.