Erschienen in:
01.03.2009 | Invited Commentary
Differences in the Status of Involved Lymph Nodes and the Direction of Metastatic Lymphatic Flow from Tumors into Involved Nodes Between Submucosal and T2–4 Thoracic Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancers
verfasst von:
Jeffrey H. Peters
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 3/2009
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Excerpt
The prevalence, location, patterns of spread, and number of metastatic lymph nodes in patients with esophageal cancer has long been of interest to surgeons undertaking esophageal resection. With increasing recognition of the benefit of extended lymphadenectomy and the advent of endoscopic resection of early esophageal cancer, these data become even more important. The risk of metastatic nodal disease is a key factor in the choice of resection methods, particularly for submucosal lesions. That being said, there are surprisingly few data on which to base these complex decisions. This makes the report of Motoyama et al. valuable. …