Comparison of short- and long-term outcomes between 3-field and modern 2-field lymph node dissections for thoracic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis

• Published in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 434 - 441
• Main Authors: Fan, Ningbo, Yang, Han, Zheng, Jiabo, Chen, Dongni, Wang, Weidong, Tan, Zihui, Huang, Yuanheng, Lin, Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2019
• Subjects: China - epidemiology; Disease-Free Survival; Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality; Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology; Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery; Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - mortality; Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - secondary; Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - surgery; Esophagectomy - methods; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incidence; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Middle Aged; Neck Dissection - methods; Postoperative Complications - epidemiology; Propensity Score; Survival Rate - trends; Time Factors; China; Neck lymph node excision; Thoracic surgery; Oesophageal neoplasms

Our goal was to compare short- and long-term outcomes between 3-field lymphadenectomy (3-FL) and modern 2-field lymphadenectomy (2-FL) in patients with thoracic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. We reviewed clinical outcomes for 298 patients with thoracic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma who u...