Thoracic Cancer | 2019
Effect of lymph node examined count on accurate staging and survival of resected esophageal cancer
Abstract
We examined the association between numbers of lymph nodes examined (LNEs) and accurate staging and survival to determine the optimal LNE count during esophagectomy using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) cancer registry and the Department of Thoracic Surgery of a single institution (SI).