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9844798

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
The change in the prevalence of esophageal cancer by cell type from predominantly squamous cell carcinoma to adenocarcinoma has been well documented in the USA, UK, and Western Europe. The objective of this study was to determine if this shift in cell type resulted in a change in survival in patients treated by esophagectomy without neoadjuvant therapy. Our study group included 106 consecutive esophageal cancer patients who underwent esophagectomy without neoadjuvant therapy. Cell type was adenocarcinoma in 76, and squamous cell in 30 patients. For stage 1 tumors there was a trend towards survival advantage for patients with adenocarcinoma, but this did not reach significance. For stage 2-4 tumors and overall, there was no statistical difference in survival as a function of cell type. Therefore, the observed shift in cell type to a higher prevalence of adenocarcinoma does not alter expected post-surgical outcome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1120-8694
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
168-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Does cell type influence post-esophagectomy survival in patients with esophageal cancer?
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't