Is vascular endothelial growth factor C an indicator of lymph node metastasis in thoracic esophageal squamous cellcarcinomas and its role in long-term survival after surgery?
VEGF-C was a useful indicator for LN metastasis in human ESCC, and it might have some influence on long-term survival by affecting LN metastasis.
Worsening LAD score is associated with levator plate descensus and with decreasing levator plate descent angle. We can use levator plate descent angle along with the minimal levator hiatus and anorectal angle as objective measurements to assess levator ani muscle deficiency.