The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 317-324.e1 , February 2007

T2N0M0 esophageal cancer

Presented at the Eighty-sixth Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Philadelphia, Penn, April 29-May 3, 2006.

  • Thomas W. Rice, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Thomas W. Rice, MD, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue/Desk F24, Cleveland, OH 44195.
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  • David P. Mason, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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  • Sudish C. Murthy, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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  • Gregory Zuccaro Jr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    • Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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  • David J. Adelstein, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    • Department of Solid Tumor Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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  • Lisa A. Rybicki, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
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  • Eugene H. Blackstone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Swallowing and Esophageal Disorders, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

Received 10 May 2006 ,Revised 10 August 2006 ,Accepted 5 September 2006.

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PII: S0022-5223(06)01751-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.09.023

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 2 , Pages 317-324.e1 , February 2007

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