Results of a nation-wide retrospective study of lymphadenectomy for esophagogastric junction carcinoma.

Hiroharu YamashitaYasuyuki SetoTakeshi SanoHiroyasu MakuuchiNobutoshi AndoMitsuru Sasakonull null

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2016)

Complete nodal clearance along the distal portion of the stomach offers marginal survival benefits for patients with EGJ cancers less than 4 cm in diameter. The optimal extent of esophageal resection and the benefits of mediastinal node dissection remain issues to be addressed in managing patients with esophagus-predominant EGJ cancers.

Keyphrases

lymph node
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
early stage
lymph node metastasis
optic nerve
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
childhood cancer
rectal cancer