The impact of adjuvant therapies on patient survival and the recurrence patterns for resected stage IIa–IVa lower thoracic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

The impact of adjuvant therapies on patient survival and the recurrence patterns for resected stage IIa–IVa lower thoracic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Background This study evaluated the impact of adjuvant therapies on patient survival and disease recurrence patterns to identify an effective adjuvant therapy for resected lower thoracic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (LTESCC). Methods Clinical data of 127 patients with stage IIa-IVa L...

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Main Authors: Yichun Wang, Liyang Zhu, Wanli Xia, Liming Wu, Fan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-11-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Oesophageal neoplasm
Radiotherapy
Recurrence
Lymph node
Clinical target volume
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1516-1

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