title: pN categories based on metastatic lymph node counts are still the cornerstone in operable esophageal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China Department of Tumor Biological Treatment, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Changzhou, China.
authors.forename: Zhong-hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Hong-lei
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Zhong-hua
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Ning
authors.forename: Jiang-jin
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging