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From: Does recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph node metastasis really affect the prognosis in node-positive patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the middle thoracic esophagus?

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Lymphadenectomy for esophageal carcinoma. (a) Upper abdominal field. CA: celiac artery, CHA: common hepatic artery, SA: splenic artery, LGA: left gastric artery. (b) Right upper mediastinal field. SA: subclavian artery, RLN: (right) recurrent laryngeal nerve, T: trachea. (c) Left upper mediastinal field. RLN: (left) recurrent laryngeal nerve, AA: aotic arch, T: trachea. (d) Left cervical field: TCA: transverse cervical artery. IJV: internal jugular vein, RLN: (left) recurrent laryngeal nerve, black arrow: anastomotic site.

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