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01-10-2019 | Metastasis | Letter to the Editor

Significance of Intramural Metastasis in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Indicator of Aggressive Cancer Behavior

Authors: Hanlu Zhang, Yushang Yang, Wenping Wang, Yong Yuan, Yun Wang, Long-Qi Chen

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 10/2019

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We read with great interest the excellent article by Okamura et al. in World Journal of Surgery [1]. The authors found that the presence of intramural metastasis (IM) was an independent poor prognostic indicator in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) undergoing surgery. We congratulate Okamura et al. for this innovative and excellent study, but some points of the study warrant discussion. …

Okamura A, Watanabe M, Kozuki R et al (2019) Significance of intramural metastasis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: an indicator of aggressive cancer behavior. World J Surg. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-05004-z CrossRefPubMed

Samson P, Robinson C, Bradley J et al (2016) Neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus chemoradiation prior to esophagectomy: impact on rate of complete pathologic response and survival in esophageal cancer patients. J Thorac Oncol 11:2227–2237CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Shang QX, Yang YS, Xu LY et al (2017) Prognostic significance and role in TNM stage of tumor deposits in esophageal cancer. J Thorac Dis 9:4461–4476CrossRefPubMedPubMedCentral

Title: Significance of Intramural Metastasis in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Indicator of Aggressive Cancer Behavior
Authors: Hanlu Zhang
Yushang Yang
Wenping Wang
Yong Yuan
Yun Wang
Long-Qi Chen
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keyword: Metastasis
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-019-05036-5

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