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ArticleOncology letters2019

Achieving adequate lymph node dissection in treating esophageal squamous cell carcinomas by radical lymphadenectomy: Beyond the scope of numbers of harvested lymph nodes.

Zheng Lin, Weilin Chen, Yuanmei Chen, Xiane Peng, Siyou Yan, Fei He, Rong Fu, Yixian Jiang, Zhijian Hu

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Article in Oncology letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zheng LinDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
Weilin ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Affiliated Zhangzhou Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian 363000, P.R. China.
Yuanmei ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350014, P.R. China.
Xiane PengDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
Siyou YanDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
Fei HeDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
Rong FuDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
Yixian JiangDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
Zhijian HuDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment Factors and Cancer, School of Public Health, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P.R. China.
Fujian Medical University · CNFujian Provincial Cancer Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Previous studies have recommended harvesting a large number of lymph nodes (LNs) to improve the survival of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). These studies or clinical guidelines focus on the total harvested LNs during lymphadenectomy; however, the extent of LN dissection (LND) required in patients with ESCCs remains controversial. The present study proposed a novel individualized adequate LND (ALND) strategy to compliment current guidelines to improve individualized therapeutic efficacy. For N0 cases, ALND was defined as an LN harvest of >55% of the LNs from nodal zones adjacent to the tumor location; and for N

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adequate lymph node dissectionesophageal squamous cell carcinomalymphadenectomymultivariate analysisprognostic factors

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