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Evaluation of the risk of lymph node metastasis using CRP 1846C>T genetic polymorphism in submucosal thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Jun 2013
Motoyama Satoru, Mori Kazuhiko, Kamei Takashi, Miura Masatomo, Hinai Yudai, Sato Yusuke, Yoshino Kei, Sasaki Tomohiko, Miyata Go, Seto Yasuyuki, Ogawa Jun-Ichi
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BACKGROUND: More than 40 % of patients with submucosal esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) have lymph node metastasis. Furthermore, the potential presence of undetectable metastasis before treatment prompts surgeons to be aggressive with respect to lymph node dissection. Extending the indic...
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