Research progress of lymph node metastasis in esophageal cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.12.014
- VernacularTitle:食管癌淋巴结转移研究进展
- Author:
Yinyin YING
;
Yaping XU
;
Weimin MAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Esophageal neoplasms;
Lymphatic metastasis;
Lymph node excision;
Lymphatic irradiation
- From:
Journal of International Oncology
2014;41(12):921-925
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Lymph nodes (LN)are the main parts of the esophageal cancer metastasis,and the current status of LN is the important indicator of prognosis.LN metastasis appears in early stage of esophageal cancer.One side,LN metastasis easily appears in the regions near the tumor and some special areas.On the other side,LN metastasis has the characteristics of wide metastasis and skip metastasis.Therefore,the researches of the pattern of esophageal cancer lymph node metastasis can help to comform the scope of the esophageal cancer lymph node dissection and the target regions of radiotherapy.
