Interpretation of Chinese expert consensus on mediastinal lymph node dissection in esophagectomy for esophageal cancer (2017 edition): base on number or grouping of lymph node
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2019.01.013
- VernacularTitle: 解读食管癌根治术胸部淋巴结清扫中国专家共识(2017版)中食管癌胸部区域淋巴结清扫基于淋巴结数目或分组
- Author:
Shuo CHEN
1
;
Bin YOU
;
Hui LI
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Consensus;
Interpretation;
Lymph nod;
Number;
Grouping
- From:
Chinese Journal of Oncology
2019;41(1):73-76
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The Esophageal Cancer Committee of the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association have released 《Chinese expert consensus on mediastinal lymph node dissection in esophagectomy for esophageal cancer (2017 edition)》. This consensus provides guidance to standardize mediastinal lymph node dissection in esophagectomy for esophageal cancer in China, and represents the first Chinese version of naming and grouping mediastinal lymph nodes for esophageal cancer. However, controversies exist in N staging. The aim of this article is to discuss whether N staging should base on the number of lymph node metastases, or base on the region in which the metastatic lymph nodes are located.
