Unilateral Cervical Nodal Metastasis Is an Independent Prognostic Factor for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy: A Retrospective Study

Peng Zhang; Mian Xi; Lei Zhao; Qiao-Qiao Li; Liru He; Shiliang Liu; Jingxian Shen; Meng-Zhong Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101332

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Unilateral Cervical Nodal Metastasis Is an Independent Prognostic Factor for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy: A Retrospective Study

Peng Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Peng Zhang, Mian Xi

Affiliation Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Mian Xi ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Peng Zhang, Mian Xi

Affiliation Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Lei Zhao,

Affiliation Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Qiao-Qiao Li,

Affiliation Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Liru He,

Affiliation Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Shiliang Liu,

Affiliation Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Jingxian Shen,

Affiliation Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine; Imaging Diagnosis and Interventional Center, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Meng-Zhong Liu

* E-mail: liumengzhong@126.com

Affiliation Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center; State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine; Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Unilateral Cervical Nodal Metastasis Is an Independent Prognostic Factor for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy: A Retrospective Study

Peng Zhang,
Mian Xi,
Lei Zhao,
Qiao-Qiao Li,
Liru He,
Shiliang Liu,
Jingxian Shen,
Meng-Zhong Liu

Published: June 30, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101332

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