Clinicopathologic factors associated with pathologic upstaging in patients clinically diagnosed stage T2N0M0 squamous cell esophageal carcinoma

Conclusions: In SECC diagnosed as stage T2N0M0 by CT and EUS, the incidence of postoperative pathologic upstaging increases with a large TV, high TC, high TGs, high PLR, and high number of lymph nodes examined.

Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics - September 28, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Meng Li Hounai Xie Feng Zhen Hui Wang Zhongmin Peng Lin Xu Source Type: research