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The importance of grouping of lymph node stations and rationale of three‐field lymphoadenectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer |
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| Authors: | Harushi Udagawa MD FACS Masaki Ueno MD Hisashi Shinohara MD Shusuke Haruta MD Sachiko Kaida MD Masatoshi Nakagawa MD Masahiko Tsurumaru MD FACS |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan;2. Department of Esophageal and Gastroenterological Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Keywords: | three‐field lymphadenectomy esophageal cancer efficacy index the Japanese classification of esophageal cancer |