BACKGROUND Patients who have undergone resection for lymph node positive
esophageal carcinoma are at high risk of disease recurrence and early death. The role of …

Objectives: This study analyzed survival with respect to lymph node involvement to develop
a new staging system for patients with esophageal cancer that accurately reflects prognosis …

Survival after surgical resection of esophageal carcinoma is highly related to stage. The
latest staging classifications (UICC/AJCC, 1987/1988) use the TNM system. Accumulating …

This study aimed to identify predictive factors and to evaluate appropriate treatments for
recurrence of esophageal cancer after curative esophagectomy. About 166 consecutive …

One hundred resected cases of squamous cell carcinomas of the oesophagus were
reviewed and a series of histological criteria related to the survival time. Two histological …

Seventy patients with local squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus were treated
between 1981 and 1990 with preoperative chemotherapy, surgical resection, and possible …

Significant Host- and Tumor-Related Factors for Predicting P... : Annals of Surgery Significant
Host- and Tumor-Related Factors for Predicting Prognosis in Patients With Esophageal …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term outcome of chemotherapy, chemoradiotherapy, and
surgery for patients with locoregionally advanced esophageal cancer. METHODS AND …

From 1958 through 1992 a total of 3603 patients underwent surgery for esophageal
squamous cell carcinoma in our department. Among these patients 3099 resections were …

Background. Perioperative mortality and survival after esophagectomy have improved over
the past 10 years. Although stage is the most powerful predictor of long‐term survival, it …