title: [Understanding and appraisal of the new TNM classification for esophageal cancer in the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual (7th edition)].
authors.forename: Long-qi
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States