title: The number of lymph node metastases influences survival and International Union Against Cancer tumor-node-metastasis classification for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: does lymph node yield matter?
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000145:classification* / Q000401:mortality; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D016019:Survival Analysis