The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 612-620, March 2010

Determination of the minimum number of lymph nodes to examine to maximize survival in patients with esophageal carcinoma: Data from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database

  • Shawn S. Groth, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Foregut Surgery, Minneapolis, Minn
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  • Beth A. Virnig, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Management, Minneapolis, Minn
    • University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minn
    • ,
  • Bryan A. Whitson, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Foregut Surgery, Minneapolis, Minn
    • ,
  • Todd E. DeFor, MS

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minn
    • ,
  • Zhong-ze Li, MS

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minn
    • ,
  • Todd M. Tuttle, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Foregut Surgery, Minneapolis, Minn
    • University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minn
    • ,
  • Michael A. Maddaus, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Foregut Surgery, Minneapolis, Minn
    • University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, Minn
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Michael A. Maddaus, MD, University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, Section of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, MMC 207, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

Received 12 November 2008; received in revised form 27 May 2009; accepted 6 July 2009. published online 26 August 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00932-5

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.07.017

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 3 , Pages 612-620, March 2010

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