Abstract:Accurate assessment of lymph node involvement is vital in the staging and prognostication of oesophagogastric cancers. Radiological lymph node size is an established criterion for metastatic involvement. Enlarged lymph nodes are generally interpreted as metastatic. However, there is little data on the correlation between lymph node size and metastatic infiltration confirmed on histopathology. This study aims to correlate lymph node size in oeosphageal cancer resection specimens with frequency of metastatic inv… Show more
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