摘要
Objective To increase the radical resection rate and decrease local-regional relapse rate in thoracic esophageal carcinoma. Methods One-hundred and four patients were prospectively randomized to receive esophagectomy with thoraco-abdominal 2-field lymphadenectomy（48 cases）or with lymph node sampling（56 cases）. In 101 patients who survived after surgery, 29 received adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin and fluorouracil（FP）. Results Comparing with lymph node sampling, the operation time for lymphadenectomy was prolonged. However, there was no increase in blood loss, surgical morbidity, or mortality,
