Do Nodal Disease Patterns and Approach to Lymphadenectomy Affect Survival in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma? Reinvigorating an Age-Old Debate

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA. shersher-david@cooperhealth.edu.

Editorial

Ioana B Florea et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jun.

. 2024 Jun;31(6):3584-3586.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15176-1. Epub 2024 Mar 17.

¹ Department of Surgery, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USA. shersher-david@cooperhealth.edu.

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