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Annals of Surgical Oncology
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 4/2019

01-04-2019 | Esophageal Cancer | ASO Author Reflections

ASO Author Reflections: It is Essential to Explore More Accurate Nodal Staging System for Esophageal Cancer

Authors: Wen-Ping Wang, MD, Long-Qi Chen, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 4/2019

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The AJCC TNM staging for esophageal cancer (8th edition) has been in use since 2018.1 The nodal staging in the 8th edition TNM is unchanged from the 7th edition in that it is based on the number of regional lymph nodes (LNs) involved; however, the regional LN map has been revised. Stations 5, 6, and 10 will not be included for the calculations to determine nodal staging.2 The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the elimination of these LN stations in the 8th edition TNM staging was appropriate.3 …
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Metadata
Title
ASO Author Reflections: It is Essential to Explore More Accurate Nodal Staging System for Esophageal Cancer
Authors
Wen-Ping Wang, MD
Long-Qi Chen, MD
Publication date
01-04-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07197-y

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