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Fig. 1 a

From: Bilateral video-assisted thoracic surgery for esophageal cancer with left inferior pulmonary vein invasion following chemoradiation therapy

Fig. 1 a

Initial upper endoscopy showing a circumferential type 2 tumor in the lower third of the thoracic esophagus. b, c Initial contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealing the tumor extending to the left lower lobe with a suspected invasion of the main trunk of the left inferior pulmonary vein (LIPV) (b). Eso & Tum, esophagus and tumor. d After induction chemoradiotherapy (CRT), upper endoscopy revealing only the tumor scar with stenosis. e, f After induction chemoradiotherapy, CT revealing shrinkage of the tumor without any lesion around the main trunk of the LIPV (e)

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