Effect of lymph node examined count on accurate staging and survival of resected esophageal cancer.

Wenjie XiaSuyao LiuQixing MaoBing ChenWeidong MaGaochao DongLin XuFeng Jiang

Published in: Thoracic cancer (2019)

A greater number of LNEs are significantly associated with more accurate N staging and better survival in EC patients. We recommend 15 and 14 as the threshold LNE counts for adenocarcinoma and ESCC patients, respectively.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
high resolution
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
early stage
pet ct
peripheral blood
mass spectrometry
radiation therapy