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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Metastasis | Research article

Prognostic impact of lymph node metastasis along the left gastric artery in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Authors: Xuan Liu, Leilei Wu, Dongkun Zhang, Peng Lin, Hao Long, Lanjun Zhang, Guowei Ma

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Background

Although the incidence of lymph node (LN) metastasis (LNM) along the left gastric artery is high, its relationship with the prognosis in postoperative patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is rarely reported. This study clarified the prognostic impact of LNM along the left gastric artery in postoperative patients with ESCC.

Methods

This study assessed data of 1521 patients with ESCC who underwent esophagectomy at the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center between March 1992 and March 2012. A chi-squared test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to explore the preliminary correlation between clinical factors and LNM along the left gastric artery. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to assess whether LNM along the left gastric artery was an independent predictor of overall survival. Kaplan–Meier analysis and the log-rank test were used to present a classifying effect based on LN status.

Results

LNM was observed in 598 patients (39.3%) and was found along the branches of the left gastric artery in 256 patients (16.8%). The patients were classified into two groups based on the presence of LNM along the left gastric artery. Patients without LNM along the left gastric artery had better cancer-specific survival than those with positive LNs (P < 0.001).

Conclusions

This study indicated that LNM along the left gastric artery was an important independent prognostic factor for long-term survival among ESCC patients (P = 0.011).

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Title: Prognostic impact of lymph node metastasis along the left gastric artery in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Authors: Xuan Liu
Leilei Wu
Dongkun Zhang
Peng Lin
Hao Long
Lanjun Zhang
Guowei Ma
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Metastasis
Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13019-021-01466-2

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Prognostic impact of lymph node metastasis along the left gastric artery in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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