Association of the number of dissected lymph node (LN) with the survivals of locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients received preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by surgery.

Abstract

e15543Background: Extensive lymphadenectomy has been suggested to associate with an improved prognosis in esophageal cancer patients receiving surgery alone. However, whether the extended LN dissec...