The clinical impact of supraclavicular lymph node metastasis in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma receiving curative concurrent chemoradiotherapy

Yen-Hao Chen; Hung-I Lu; Chien-Ming Lo; Yu-Ming Wang; Shang-Yu Chou; Cheng-Hua Huang; Li-Hsueh Shih; Su-Wei Chen; Shau-Hsuan Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0198800

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The clinical impact of supraclavicular lymph node metastasis in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma receiving curative concurrent chemoradiotherapy

Yen-Hao Chen,

Roles Writing – original draft

Affiliations Department of Hematology-Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Hung-I Lu,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chien-Ming Lo,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Yu-Ming Wang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Shang-Yu Chou,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Cheng-Hua Huang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Hematology-Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Li-Hsueh Shih,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Su-Wei Chen,

Roles Software

Affiliation Department of Anesthesia, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Shau-Hsuan Li

Roles Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: lee.a0928@msa.hinet.net

Affiliation Department of Hematology-Oncology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7140-9132

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The clinical impact of supraclavicular lymph node metastasis in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma receiving curative concurrent chemoradiotherapy

Yen-Hao Chen,
Hung-I Lu,
Chien-Ming Lo,
Yu-Ming Wang,
Shang-Yu Chou,
Cheng-Hua Huang,
Li-Hsueh Shih,
Su-Wei Chen,
Shau-Hsuan Li

Published: June 11, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198800

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