Impact of perineural invasion in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma—a retrospective study with long-term follow-up outcomes
PNI is a potential independent prognostic factor for ESCC patients. Further study is needed to determine whether postoperative adjuvant therapy is necessary for thoracic ESCC patients who have achieved R0 resection and PNI-positive.
Authors
- Xuefeng Leng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5897-0419)
- Yongtao Han
- Guangyuan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-5947)
- Yehan Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2486-6362)
- Hainan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6864-6268)
- Peng Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0679-8063)
- Shuo Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7842-7782)
- Meng Hao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1258-6825)
- Wenguang Xiao
- Qiang Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5264-3559)
- Qifeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8544-9007)
- Simiao Lu
- Kangning Wang
- Qin Xie
- Yan Miao
- Jicheng Xiong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9784-3033)
- Ziwei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5725-2557)
Institutions
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Sichuan Cancer Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Thoracic Disease
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-2024-2043
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00