1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
2 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou 510060, China.
3 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266001, China.
4 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
5 Department of Endocrinology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
6 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China.
7 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350001, China.
8 Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China.
9 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450008, China.
10 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing 100142, China.
11 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China.
12 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang 110042, China.
13 Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China.
14 Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
15 Department of General Surgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
16 Department of Esophageal Cancer, Tianjin Cancer Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China.
17 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China.
18 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jiangxi People's Hospital, Nanchang 330006, China.