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8109115

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
To formulate a rational approach for the surgical treatment of patients with superficial esophageal cancer (SEC), tumor spread was clinicopathologically studied in 89 patients with SEC. There were 31 mucosal and 58 submucosal tumors. Lymph node metastases were not found in any of those with a mucosal tumor, while one or more lymph nodes were positive for cancer in 41.4% of those with a submucosal tumor. Furthermore, cancer metastasized to extramediastinal nodes, including cervical and abdominal nodes, in 14 patients, accounting for 58.3% of those with nodal metastasis. The 5-year survival rate was 100% and there were no recurrences after esophagectomy in those with a mucosal tumor, whereas the survival rate of those with a submucosal tumor was 64.3% at 5 years (p < 0.01). Based on the different biological behavior of mucosal and submucosal esophageal cancer, we conclude that mucosal tumors may be adequately treated by any type of local resection but submucosal tumors require a subtotal esophagectomy with systematic lymphadenectomy involving the cervical, mediastinal, and abdominal nodes for cure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0364-2313
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
766-71; discussion 771-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Tumor spread in superficial esophageal cancer: histopathologic basis for rational surgical treatment.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Surgery, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study