Letter to the Editor
Impact of lymph-node metastasis site in patients with thoracic esophageal cancer: Does the lymph node metastasis site matter?
Kang-Ning Wang MD,
Kang-Ning Wang MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
Search for more papers by this author Qi-Rong Xu MD,
Qi-Rong Xu MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
Search for more papers by this author Long-Qi Chen MD, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Long-Qi Chen MD, PhD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China. Fax: 86-28-8542-2494.
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Kang-Ning Wang MD,
Kang-Ning Wang MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
Search for more papers by this author Qi-Rong Xu MD,
Qi-Rong Xu MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
Search for more papers by this author Long-Qi Chen MD, PhD,
Corresponding Author
Long-Qi Chen MD, PhD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, P.R. China
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China. Fax: 86-28-8542-2494.
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First published: 03 August 2011
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