The impact of limited lymphadenectomy-caused occult lymph node metastasis on patients with node-negative esophageal carcinoma

• Zhiyu Li,
• Changding Li,
• Wenwu He,
• Yongtao Han

Affiliations

Zhiyu Li

Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, People's Republic of China, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China

Changding Li

Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, People's Republic of China, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China

Wenwu He

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sichuan Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, People's Republic of China, Chengdu, 610000, People's Republic of China

Yongtao Han

Corresponding author. Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, People's Republic of China, 610000.; Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, People's Republic of China, Luzhou, 646000, People's Republic of China