Accuracy of preoperative diagnosis of lymph node metastasis for thoracic esophageal cancer patients from JCOG9907 trial

摘要

Accurate clinical evaluation of lymph nodes is crucial for selection of the optimum treatment strategy for individual esophageal cancer patients. This study investigated the accuracy of preoperative clinical diagnosis of lymph node metastasis for patients with clinical stage II/III esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.