As a pattern of lymph node metastasis , extracapsular lymph node involvement has occurred in many malignant tumors,including the esophageal carcinoma.This paper reviewed the research on extracapsular lymph node involvement in e-sophageal carcinoma worldwide including the development mechanism , clinical diagnosis, incidence and the prognosis signifi-cance, etc.The research progress and clinical significance of extracapsular lymph node involvement in esophageal carcinoma were fully explored and summarized.%淋巴结包膜外侵犯作为淋巴结转移情况的一种,在许多恶性肿瘤中都有发生,食管癌中的发生率也较高.本文对国内、外食管癌中淋巴结转移包膜外侵犯相关的研究,包括其发生发展机制、临床诊断、发生率与预后意义等,以及淋巴结包膜外侵犯在食管癌中的研究进展及其临床意义作一综述.
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