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 ,Revised 27 May 2009 ,Accepted 6 July 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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