welcomes you to the new, improved website!Pts undergoing salvage esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiotherapy were evaluated for perdictors of survival. 5-year survival was 30%, which was related to tumor recurrence rather than residual tumor, complete resection, N status, M status, and dissection of more than 15 nodes. Additional neck dissection was not found to provide additional benefit.
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Prognostic analysis of salvage esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: The importance of lymphadenectomy
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Author(s): S Wang, Y Tachimori, H IGaki, H Nakazato, T Kishino
