Analyses on lymph nodes metastases pattern and factors related to survival after thoracic esophageal cancer surgery: a systematic literature review
Objective: To investigate the clinicopathological factors for thoracic esophageal cancer after radical esophagectomy, and provide the criteria to outline the target volume for adjuvant radiotherapy. Methods: Data from 803 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer who underwent radical esophagectomy between January 2014 and December 2018 were reviewed. The lymph nodes metastases and the clinicopathological factors for esophageal cancer were stratified by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses.