Objective To document the clinicopathologic characteristics and survival of patients
undergoing esophagectomy for squamous carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus, and to …

Objective: This study evaluated the impact of aggressive surgery on survival in patients with
carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus. Summary Background Data: Prognostic value of …

Background: Great controversy exists concerning the adequate extent of esophagectomy for
cure in patients with esophageal cancer. Extended radical esophagectomy combined with …

Abstract From 1975 through 1988, 257 patients with carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus
have been treated in our department. Operability was 90%(232/257); overall resectability …

Purpose The results and outcomes of surgical resection for esophageal carcinoma have
improved remarkably in recent years; however, recurrence still frequently develops, even …

Objective: To determine whether postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy confers a survival
benefit on patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergoing radical surgery …

In an attempt to improve on the long-term survival rate of patients with esophageal
squamous cell carcinoma, we designed a study in which treatment included preoperative …

Purpose: We performed a multicenter randomized controlled trial to determine whether
postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy improves outcome in patients with esophageal …

Background Despite increasingly radical surgery for esophageal carcinoma, many patients
still develop tumor recurrence after operation. This study was designed to evaluate the …

Factors responsible for recurrence of esophageal cancer were investigated in 90 patients
who underwent extended radical esophagectomy with three‐field dissection for a squamous …