Number and Location of Positive Nodes, Postoperative Radiotherapy, and Survival After Esophagectomy With Three-Field Lymph Node Dissection for Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

• Published in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Vol. 82; no. 1; pp. 475 - 482
• Main Authors: Chen, Junqiang, Pan, Jianji, Zheng, Xiongwei, Zhu, Kunshou, Li, Jiancheng, Chen, Mingqiang, Wang, Jiezhong, Liao, Zhongxing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adjuvant radiotherapy; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis of Variance; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - radiotherapy; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - secondary; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; CARCINOMAS; Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality; Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology; Esophageal Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery; Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Esophagectomy - methods; Esophagectomy - mortality; ESOPHAGUS; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Lymph Node Excision - methods; Lymph Node Excision - mortality; Lymph node metastasis; LYMPH NODES; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Lymph Nodes - radiation effects; Lymph Nodes - surgery; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Mediastinum; Medical sciences; METASTASES; Middle Aged; Neck; Nodal basins; PATIENTS; Postoperative Period; RADIATION DOSES; Radiology; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIOTHERAPY; Radiotherapy Dosage; Retrospective Studies; SEX; Stomach, duodenum, intestine, rectum, anus; SURGERY; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the digestive system; Survival Rate; Three-field lymphadenectomy; Treatment Failure; Tumors; Lymph node metastasis; Adjuvant radiotherapy; Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Nodal basins; Three-field lymphadenectomy; Postoperative; Lymph node; Esophageal disease; Esophagus squamous cell carcinoma; Adjuvant treatment; Esophagectomy; Malignant lymphadenopathy; Malignant hemopathy; Thorax; Malignant tumor; Radiotherapy; Survival; Esophagus cancer; Esophagus; Lymphadenectomy; Cancerology; Surgery; Digestive diseases; Cancer

To analyze influences of the number and location of positive lymph nodes and postoperative radiotherapy on survival for patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (TE-SCC) treated with radical esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy. A total of 945 patients underwent radical es...