The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 4 , Page 453 , April 2007

Commentary on “surgical outcome after the clearance of abdominal metastatic lymph nodes in 138 patients with thoracic esophageal carcinoma”

  • Susan Kaiser, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.

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References 

  1. Shimada H, Okazumi SI, Matsubara H, et al. Impact of the number and extent of positive lymph nodes in 200 patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after three-field lymph node dissection. World J Surg. 2006;30:1441–1449
  2. Kunisaka C, Akiyama H, Nomura M, et al. Developing an appropriate staging system for esophageal carcinoma. J Am Coll Surg. 2006;201:884–890

PII: S0002-9610(07)00012-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.079

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 4 , Page 453 , April 2007

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