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The Metastatic Lymph Node Number and Ratio Are Independent Prognostic Factors in Esophageal Cancer |
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| Authors: | Wen-Hu Hsu Po-Kuei Hsu Chih-Cheng Hsieh Chien-Sheng Huang Yu-Chung Wu |
| Affiliation: | (1) Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei-Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan;(2) School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan;(3) School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan;(4) Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Abstract: | ObjectiveThe current American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for esophageal cancer is based on lymph node location, irrespective of the number of involved and examined lymph nodes. |
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