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A 54-year-old female underwent resection of esophageal cancer. Because of the final diagnosis of Stage Ⅱesophageal cancer, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and cisplatin were chosen for adjuvant chemotherapy. After 2course of adjuvant chemotherapy, we found out a cervical lymph node reccurence. Treatment with 5-FU/cisplatin chemotherapy was restarted. On 4 co...
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