Supraclavicular node disease is not an independent prognostic factor for survival of esophageal cancer patients treated with definitive chemoradiation.
CONCLUSION: In esophageal cancer treated with dCRT, the number of affected lymph nodes is an important independent prognostic factor, whereas involvement of a SCN is not. Supraclavicular lymph nodes should be considered as regional lymph nodes and treated with curative intent if the total number of involved lymph nodes is limited.
PMID: 27842455 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Oncologica - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Jeene PM, Versteijne E, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Bergmann JJ, Geijsen ED, van Laarhoven HW, Hulshof MC Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research