Impact of Metastatic Lymph Nodes on Survival of Patients with pN1-Category Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Long-Term Survival Analysis.
Kexun LiKunyi DuChangding LiWenwu HeSimiao LuKun LiuChenghao WangXin NieYongtao HanYunchao HuangQifeng WangLin PengXuefeng LengPublished in: Annals of surgical oncology (2024)
The OS for the patients with one metastatic LN in one LNM was not significantly longer than for the patients with two metastatic LNs in one LNM station. Patients with one LNM station had a significantly longer OS than those with two LNM stations. Thus, the number of LNM stations is a significant determinant of OS in pN1 ESCC.