@article{TCR21270,
author = {Haijing Wang and Liangwen Bi and Lizhen Zhang and Weiyong Zhao and Min Yang and Xinchen Sun},
title = {Prognostic value of tumor length in predicting survival for patients with esophageal cancer},
journal = {Translational Cancer Research},
volume = {7},
number = {3},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: To determine the prognostic value of tumor length in predicting overall survival (OS) for patients with esophageal cancer.
Methods: Patients who were diagnosed with esophageal cancer between 2010 and 2014 were identified from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) data. We performed Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and developed a Cox regression proportional hazard model to explore the effect of tumor length on survival.
Results: A total of 6,897 esophageal cancer patients were identified. The patients were classified according to tumor length: 2,334 patients had a tumor length ≤3 cm, and 4,563 patients had a tumor length >3 cm. Patients with a tumor length >3 cm were more likely to have poorer histological grade (P},
issn = {2219-6803}, url = {https://tcr.amegroups.org/article/view/21270}
}