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Factors predictive of prognosis after esophagectomy for squamous cell cancer
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 01/23/09
Li H et al. - Several pathologic characteristics of the primary tumor are correlated with the outcome of esophagectomy for squamous carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus. Patients with fewer than 2 metastatic nodes after curative esophagectomy have a better prognosis than those with multiple involved nodes. To stratify patients appropriately for prognosis, it is necessary to refine the current 6th edition TNM staging system.
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