The prognostic value of metastatic lymph node number and ratio in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients with or without neoadjuvant chemoradiation [THORACIC]

CONCLUSIONS Both MLN and MLR were significant prognostic factors in OSCC patients regardless of neoadjuvant chemoradiation. But in patients with neoadjuvant chemoradiation, the survival rates were similar between ypN2 and ypN3 patients, suggesting that there was no necessity of separating patients into ypN2 and ypN3 stages.

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Source: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery - July 19, 2016 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Chien, H.-C., Chen, H.-S., Wu, S.-C., Hsu, P.-K., Liu, C.-Y., Wang, B.-Y., Shih, C.-H., Liu, C.-C. Tags: Esophagus - cancer THORACIC Source Type: research