Retrospective analysis of predictive factors for lymph node metastasis in superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract This study aimed to identify the risk factors of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and use these factors to establish a prediction model. We retrospectively analyzed the data from training set (n = 280) and validation set (n = 240) underwent radic...

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Main Authors: Rongwei Ruan, Shengsen Chen, Yali Tao, Jiangping Yu, Danping Zhou, Zhao Cui, Qiwen Shen, Shi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96088-y