Lymphatic Vessel Invasion As a Prognostic Factor in Patients With Primary Resected Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagogastric Junction

Abstract

These data demonstrate the prognostic significance of LVI in patients with AEG tumors, with marked differences between the subgroups AEG I versus AEG II/III. The lower prevalence and lack of prognostic significance of LVI in AEG I might be explained by inflammation involved in the pathogenesis of this entity.