The optimal extent of lymph node dissection in gastroesophageal junctional cancer: retrospective case control study
Abstract Background Recently, the incidence of gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer has been increasing in Eastern countries. Mediastinal lymph node (MLN) metastasis rates among patients with GEJ cancer are reported to be 5–25%. However, survival benefits associated with MLN dissection in GEJ canc...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5922-8 |