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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-27
pubmed:abstractText
An extended lymphadenectomy including cervical node dissection is one of the most difficult operations, therefore its merits and demerits should be assessed in order to evaluate whether it has the significance of extended radical operation or not. Extended lymphadenectomies including cervical node dissection became to be the standard procedures of lymphadenectomy for cases with cancer of the thoracic esophagus from 1986, and were carried out in 42 cases. Survival rates, disease free survival rates, sites of recurrences and incidences of postoperative complications were compared with the of cases with conventional lymphadenectomy excluding cervical node dissection. Concerning over all survival rates, no significant differences were observed between extended and conventional groups. However only in cases of stage 0 I II, significant difference in survival rates were observed between two groups. Therefore based on our experience, the merit of extended lymphadenectomy was observed only in stage 0 I II cases which had no lymph node metastasis. Concerning the incidence of postoperative complications, no significant differences were observed between two groups, therefore the significance of proceeding extended lymphadenectomy was confirmed.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0301-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1616-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-26
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[An assessment of extended lymphadenectomy including cervical node dissection for cancer of the thoracic esophagus].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract