Does the TNM staging system for esophageal cancer need revision?

J Am Coll Surg. 2006 May;202(5):855-6; author reply 856. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.02.005.
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Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / classification
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / surgery
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / classification
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Staging*
  • Prognosis
  • Risk Assessment