ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2017
Three-field lymph node dissection in esophageal cancer surgery.
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- Cervical lymph node metastases in thoracic esophageal cancer: a systematic review.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of high body mass index on surgical outcomes and long-term survival among patients undergoing esophagectomy: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Safety and Feasibility of Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE) with Three-Field Lymphadenectomy and Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Cancer and Cervical Lymph Node Metastasis.Annals of surgical oncology · 2023Trial
- Characteristics of Lymph Node Metastasis in Esophageal Squamous-Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Upfront Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: A Prospective Surgical Cohort Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2026Article
- Impact of intraoperative nerve integrity monitoring on recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis in minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Article
- Prophylactic Supraclavicular Lymphadenectomy Does Not Improve Prognosis in Upper and Middle Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Perioperative outcomes and survival of indocyanine green-guided minimally esophagectomy in patients with esophageal cancer: a retrospective comparison study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Prevalence of recurrent nerve injury among esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgery open science · 2025Review
- Respiratory complications following minimally invasive esophagectomy: associated factors and predictive value of lung age.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Current advances and challenges in minimally invasive esophagectomy.International journal of clinical oncology · 2025Review
- Radiation source detection for the accurate location of lymph node metastases using robotic forceps-type coincidence radiation detector.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2025Article
- Application of network analysis and association rule mining for visualizing the lymph node metastasis patterns in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of right- and left-approach esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- Minimally invasive esophagectomy drives a decade-long decline in upper mediastinal recurrence after esophageal cancer surgery: a real-world, single-center cohort study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Lymph node metastases status in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a single-center cross-sectional study.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Article
- Robotic esophagectomy with function-preserving radical mediastinal lymphadenectomy for esophageal cancer.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2025Review
- Characteristics of lymph node metastasis and short-term outcome of esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma undergoing minimally invasive esophagectomy: a prospective cross-sectional study (with video).Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Management for recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis following oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer: thoracic surgeon perspective.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- History and evidence for state of the art of lymphadenectomy in esophageal cancer surgery.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2024Review
- Recurrence-free survival as a surrogate endpoint for overall survival after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.The British journal of surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Although multidisciplinary treatment has improved the prognosis of esophageal cancer, it is commonly associated with one of the worse prognoses. Since lymph node (LN) metastases can primarily occur from the cervical to the abdominal field, a strategy for extended LN dissection has been established. The three field LN dissection (3FD) during a transthoracic esophagectomy which is defined as a procedure for cervico-thoraco-abdominal LN dissection, was established in the 1980s' in Japan, and is currently widely accepted throughout the world. To date, various comparative trials between 3FD and two field LN dissections (2FD) have been reported and show that a transthoracic esophagectomy with 3FD is superior to 2FD for prognosis. However, in 3FD, postoperative complications, such as recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction can be induced. Furthermore, there are few prospective trials that have compared between 2FD and 3FD. Therefore, to determine the ideal range of LN dissection, various factors (e.g., location of the primary tumor, disease progression, tumor histology, and perioperative treatment) must be considered. Recently, the efficacy of intense perioperative treatment for esophageal cancer has been reported, and the significance of minimally invasive surgical procedures are being verified. The ideal combination of perioperative treatment and feasible surgery must be established to improve the oncological outcome of esophageal cancer patients further.
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