The number of lymph node metastases influences survival and International Union Against Cancer tumor-node-metastasis classification for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: does lymph node yield matter?

Dis Esophagus. 2011 Feb;24(2):108. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01108.x. Epub 2010 Sep 2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / classification*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / mortality
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / classification*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Humans
  • Lymph Nodes / pathology*
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Neoplasm Staging / methods
  • Survival Analysis