Esophageal Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this observational study is to to clarify the focus of lymph node dissection during esophagectomy.. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer is: * provide a basis for accurate staging and the relationship between OS and lymph node dissection
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1. Pathologic findings proved ESCC (8th AJCC/UICC stage T1b-4aN0-3M0) 2. Underwent esophagecomy (two-field or three-field LN dissection) 3. The primary tumor was thoracic ESCC
Exclusion criteria
1. Located outside the thoracic 2. Patients underwent salvage or R1/R2 esophagecomy 3. The number of resected lymph nodes (RLNs) less than 15 4. With neoadjuvant therapy(NT) or salvage chemoradiotherapy(SCRT)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 5-year survival rate of lymph nodes metastases (%) in patients | 2010.1.1-2017.12.30 | Surgical data were retrospectively collected |
Countries
China