Evaluation of subcarinal lymph node dissection and metastasis in transmediastinal radical esophagectomy.
Jun ShibamotoHitoshi FujiwaraHirotaka KonishiAtsushi ShiozakiTakuma OhashiTakeshi KubotaHiroki ShimizuTomohiro AritaYusuke YamamotoRyo MorimuraYoshiaki KuriuHisashi IkomaKazuma OkamotoEigo OtsujiPublished in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2021)
Subcarinal lymph nodes can be dissected in transmediastinal esophagectomy, almost equivalent to transthoracic esophagectomy. The tumor size, depth, and location may be predictive factors for subcarinal lymph node metastasis.