Does recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph node metastasis really affect the prognosis in node-positive patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the middle thoracic esophagus?

[1] Akiyama H(1994)Radical lymph node dissection for cancer of the thoracic esophagus Ann Surg 220 364-373

[2] Tsurumaru M(1998)Cervicothoracic approach for total mesoesophageal dissection in cancer of the thoracic esophagus J Am Coll Surg 187 238-245

[3] Udagawa H(1994)Long-term results of subtotal esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy for carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus Ann Surg 219 310-316

[4] Kajiyama Y(2002)Paratracheal lymph node metastasis is associated with cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Ann Surg Oncol 9 65-70

[5] Matsubara T(2006)Anatomy of right recurrent nerve node: why does early metastasis of esophageal cancer occur in it? Surg Radiol Anat 28 333-338

[6] Ueda M(2000)Localization of initial lymph node metastasis from carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus Cancer 89 1869-1873

[7] Nagao N(2005)Initial metastatic, including micrometastatic, sites of lymph nodes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma J Surg Oncol 89 6-11

[8] Takahashi T(2001)Lymph node metastasis along the recurrent nerve chain is an indication for cervical lymph node dissection in thoracic esophageal cancer Dis Esophagus 14 191-196

[9] Nakajima T(2005)A strategy for determining which thoracic esophageal cancer patients should undergo cervical lymph node dissection Ann Thorac Surg 80 1881-1886

[10] Nishi M(2000)Recurrent nerve nodal involvement is associated with cervical nodal metastasis in thoracic esophageal carcinoma J Am Coll Surg 191 232-237

[1] Akiyama H(1994)Radical lymph node dissection for cancer of the thoracic esophagus Ann Surg 220 364-373

[2] Tsurumaru M(1998)Cervicothoracic approach for total mesoesophageal dissection in cancer of the thoracic esophagus J Am Coll Surg 187 238-245

[3] Udagawa H(1994)Long-term results of subtotal esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy for carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus Ann Surg 219 310-316

[4] Kajiyama Y(2002)Paratracheal lymph node metastasis is associated with cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma Ann Surg Oncol 9 65-70

[5] Matsubara T(2006)Anatomy of right recurrent nerve node: why does early metastasis of esophageal cancer occur in it? Surg Radiol Anat 28 333-338

[6] Ueda M(2000)Localization of initial lymph node metastasis from carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus Cancer 89 1869-1873

[7] Nagao N(2005)Initial metastatic, including micrometastatic, sites of lymph nodes in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma J Surg Oncol 89 6-11

[8] Takahashi T(2001)Lymph node metastasis along the recurrent nerve chain is an indication for cervical lymph node dissection in thoracic esophageal cancer Dis Esophagus 14 191-196

[9] Nakajima T(2005)A strategy for determining which thoracic esophageal cancer patients should undergo cervical lymph node dissection Ann Thorac Surg 80 1881-1886

[10] Nishi M(2000)Recurrent nerve nodal involvement is associated with cervical nodal metastasis in thoracic esophageal carcinoma J Am Coll Surg 191 232-237