Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2873882 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The prognosis of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma invading the muscularis propria without lymph node metastasis is very good. However, in this study, about 30% had extracapsular lymph node involvement, which reflects particularly aggressive biological tumor behavior.
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Authors
Ralf MD, Dietmar MD, Ines MD, Judith MD, Patrick S. MD, Theodor MD, Uta MD, Torsten MD, Kristina MD, Annette MD, Hauke MD, Arnulf H. MD, Elfriede MD, PhD,