AIM:To investigate the expression and significance of MAPK-interacting kinase-2(Mnk2) and eukaryotic initiation factor 4E(eIF4E) in the patients with resected esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC).METHODS:The protein expression of Mnk2 and eIF4 E in ESCC tissues(98 cases) and normal esophageal tissues(20cases) were assessed by immunohistochemistry(IHC),and their correlations with clinicopathological features were statistically analyzed.RESULTS:The over-expression rate of Mnk2 and eIF4 E was 68.4%(67/98) ...