title: Neck dissection for thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: Subtotal esophagectomy with extended lymph node dissection is a standard procedure for thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Three-field lymphadenectomy, including neck dissection, is a standard type of lymph node dissection for complete clearance of tumor cells. Based on various series of analyses for lymph node metastases, the appropriate indication for neck dissection has been clarified. Herein, we describe the established techniques of neck dissection and review recent topics of three-field lymph node dissection for thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Toho University Omori Medical Center, 6-11-1 Omori-Nishi, Ota-Ku, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimada