J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 80(12): 1489-1492, 1979

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Report on the annual meeting

LYMPH NODE DISSECTION OF THE ESOPHAGEAL CANCER SURGERY

We have experienced 285 resectable cases of esophageal cancer for the last ten years, among them 51.3% had lymph node metastasis. A retrospective study in relations between the frequency of lymph node metastasis and the prognosis was done in various sites of lesion.
As the conclusion, it is important for improvement of longerm results to dissect the supraclavicular nodes in the cases of the cervical esophageal cancer (Ce), the upper thoracic paraesophageal nodes and the thoracic paratracheal nodes in the cases of upper thoracic esophageal cancer (Iu), the middle thoracic paraesophageal nodes and the right & left cardiac nodes in the cases of the middle thoracic esophageal cancer (Im), the right & left cardiac nodes and the left gastric artery nodes in the cases of the lower thoracic esophageal cancer (Ei).

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