How Many Nodes Need to be Removed to Make Esophagectomy an Adequate Cancer Operation, and Does the Number Change When a Patient has Chemoradiotherapy Before Surgery?
Ann Surg Oncol
; 27(4): 1227-1232, 2020 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-31605332
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION AND DESIGN:
Node dissection during esophagectomy is an important aspect of esophageal cancer staging. Controversy remains as to how many nodes need to be resected in order to properly stage a patient and whether the removal of more nodes carries a stage-independent survival benefit. A review of the literature performed by a group of experts in the subject may help define a minimum accepted number of lymph nodes to be resected in both primary surgery and post-induction therapy scenarios. RESULTS ANDCONCLUSIONS:
The existing evidence generally supports the goal of obtaining a minimum of 15 lymph nodes for pathological examination in both primary surgery and post-induction therapy scenarios.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias Esofágicas
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas do Esôfago
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Excisão de Linfonodo
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Linfonodos
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article