Comparisons of minimally invasive esophagectomy and open esophagectomy in lymph node metastasis/dissection for thoracic esophageal cancer.

Chin Med J (Engl) · 2022 · PMC9944355 · PMID 36507705

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Analysis on different areas of LND suggested that the LNM rate of esophageal cancer in the middle and lower mediastinum and abdominal regions showed an increasing trend with the tumor location moving downward.

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