The clinical impact of supraclavicular lymph node metastasis in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma receiving curative concurrent chemoradiotherapy.

Yen-Hao ChenHung-I LuChien-Ming LoYu-Ming WangShang-Yu ChouCheng-Hua HuangLi-Hsueh ShihSu-Wei ChenShau-Hsuan Li

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Our study suggests that SCLN metastasis is not a prognostic factor in locally advanced ESCC patients receiving curative CCRT, and that SCLNs should be considered to be regional LNs and treated with curative intent.

Keyphrases

locally advanced
rectal cancer
prognostic factors
lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
phase ii study
radiation therapy
papillary thyroid