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Table 2 Metastasis to the cervical and left gastric artery lymph nodes

From: Lymph node metastasis pattern and significance of left gastric artery lymph node dissection in esophagectomy for esophageal cancers

Tumor location

Number of patients

Cervical metastasis (n, %)

Left gastric artery lymph nodes metastasis (n, %)

Upper thoracic segment

15

5 (33.3%)

1 (6.7%)

Middle thoracic segment

91

7 (7.8%)

14 (15.4%)

Low thoracic segment

73

5 (6.8%)

27 (37.0%)

Total

179

17 (9.5%)

42 (23.5%)