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9681604

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated the relationship between postoperative complications and prognosis in esophageal cancer patients. Two hundred five patients with esophageal cancer were divided into three case groups. Group A (n = 100) consisted of cases without postoperative complications. Groups B (n = 58) and C (n = 47) consisted of cases with minor and major postoperative complications. The 5-year survival rates were 41.8%, 21.3%, and 20.2% in groups A, B, and C, respectively. There was a significant difference in the prognosis between groups A and B, and also between groups A and C. Any patients who died within 5 years without a relapse their cases were excluded from the study; the 5-year survival rates were 46.7%, 32.3%, and 22.5% in groups A, B, and C, respectively, with a significant difference between groups A and B. There were no significant differences between the three groups regarding the patient characteristics. These results therefore indicate that postoperative complications might contribute to a poor prognosis in cancer patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0941-1291
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
576-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Poor prognosis in esophageal cancer patients with postoperative complications.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article