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The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of lymph node metastasis (LNM) and survival in patients operated for chemo- and radiotherapy-na\u00efve pT1 esophagogastric cancer. Patients who underwent surgical resection for esophageal or gastric pT1 adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma without neoadjuvant oncologic treatment were included. Data were retrospectively extracted from registries in Denmark (2013\u20132021), Norway (2007\u20132024), Sweden (2012\u20132022), and Finland (2000\u20132016). The primary outcome was the frequency of LNM in resected specimens from patients operated for pT1 esophagogastric cancer. 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