Lymphovascular Invasion as the Major Prognostic Factor in Node-Negative Esophageal Cancer After Primary Esophagectomy.
Chung-Ping HsuCheng-Yen ChuangPo-Kuei HsuLing-I ChienChih-Hung LinYi-Chen YehHan-Shui HsuYu-Chung WuPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)
Both LVI and PNI statuses are significant prognostic factors for patients with ESCC. However, the prognostic impact of LVI was majorly in the subgroup of node-negative patients who received primary esophagectomy.