Extranodal extension of lymph node metastasis is a marker of poor prognosis in oesophageal cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Claudio Luchini; Laura D Wood; Liang Cheng; Alessia Nottegar; Brendon Stubbs; Marco Solmi; Paola Capelli; Antonio Pea; Giuseppe Sergi; Enzo Manzato; Matteo Fassan; Fabio Bagante; Elfriede Bollschweiler; Simone Giacopuzzi; Takuma Kaneko; Giovanni de Manzoni; Mattia Barbareschi; Aldo Scarpa; Nicola Veronese

doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2016-203830

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Extranodal extension of lymph node metastasis is a marker of poor prognosis in oesophageal cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis

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Claudio Luchini Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy ARC-NET Research Center, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy Department of Pathology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Laura D Wood Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Liang Cheng Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alessia Nottegar Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brendon Stubbs Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marco Solmi Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, Padua, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paola Capelli Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Antonio Pea Department of Surgery, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Giuseppe Sergi Department of Medicine, DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Enzo Manzato Department of Medicine, DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matteo Fassan Department of Medicine, DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fabio Bagante Department of Surgery, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elfriede Bollschweiler Department of General, Visceral and Cancer Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Simone Giacopuzzi Upper G.I. Surgery Division, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Takuma Kaneko Department of Molecular Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Giovanni de Manzoni Upper G.I. Surgery Division, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mattia Barbareschi Department of Pathology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Aldo Scarpa Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy ARC-NET Research Center, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Verona, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicola Veronese Department of Medicine, DIMED, University of Padua, Padua, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Claudio Luchini, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University and Hospital Trust of Verona, Piazzale Scuro, 10, Verona 37134, Italy; claudio.luchini{at}katamail.com, claudio.luchini{at}univr.it

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Luchini C, Wood LD, Cheng L, et al

Extranodal extension of lymph node metastasis is a marker of poor prognosis in oesophageal cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Pathology 2016;69:956-961.

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Received April 26, 2016
Revised June 14, 2016
Accepted June 18, 2016
First published July 7, 2016.

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October 25, 2017

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