Top

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Published in:

01-12-2019 | Esophageal Cancer | Letter to the Editor

Impact of Total Number of Lymph Node Retrieval on Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma Deserves Additional Investigation

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

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 12/2019

Excerpt

To the Editors: …

Giugliano DN, Berger AC, Pucci MJ, Rosato EL, Evans NR, Meidl H et al. Comparative Quantitative Lymph Node Assessment in Localized Esophageal Cancer Patients After R0 Resection With and Without Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 2017;21(9):1377–84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-017-3478-y.CrossRef

Mariette C, Piessen G, Briez N, Triboulet JP. The number of metastatic lymph nodes and the ratio between metastatic and examined lymph nodes are independent prognostic factors in esophageal cancer regardless of neoadjuvant chemoradiation or lymphadenectomy extent. Annals of surgery. 2008;247(2):365–71. https://doi.org/10.1097/SLA.0b013e31815aaadf.CrossRefPubMed

Samson P, Puri V, Broderick S, Patterson GA, Meyers B, Crabtree T. Extent of Lymphadenectomy Is Associated With Improved Overall Survival After Esophagectomy With or Without Induction Therapy. The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2017;103(2):406–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.010.CrossRefPubMed

Chen J, Chen C, He Y, Wu K, Wu H, Cai S. A new pN staging system based on both the number and anatomic location of metastatic lymph nodes in gastric cancer. Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. 2014;18(12):2080–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-014-2663-5.CrossRef

Title: Impact of Total Number of Lymph Node Retrieval on Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma Deserves Additional Investigation
Authors: Hanlu Zhang
Yushang Yang
Wenping Wang
Yong Yuan
Yun Wang
Long-Qi Chen
Publication date: 01-12-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Lymphadenectomy
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 12/2019
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-019-04397-5

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

Springer Medicine

Impact of Total Number of Lymph Node Retrieval on Patients with Esophageal Carcinoma Deserves Additional Investigation

Excerpt

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

Springer Medicine

Excerpt

Please log in to get access to this content

Other articles of this Issue 12/2019

Impact of Liver Cirrhosis on Perioperative Outcomes Among Elderly Patients Undergoing Hepatectomy: the Effect of Minimally Invasive Surgery

A Tailored Strategy for Recipient Hepatectomy: Left Portal Flow Preserving High Hilar Dissection

Comparison of the Extent Classification and the New Complexity Classification of Hepatectomy for Prediction of Surgical Outcomes: a Retrospective Cohort Study

Drain Contamination after Distal Pancreatectomy: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Association with Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula

Nomogram to Assist in Surgical Plan for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: a Prediction Model for Microvascular Invasion

Diagnostic Value of Different Phenotype Circulating Tumor Cells in Hepatocellular Carcinoma