Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), the most common histology of esophageal
cancer in Japan and Asia, shows extensive mediastinal spread from an early stage …

Background: An overview of promising prognostic variables and predictive subgroups
concerning the curative treatment of esophageal and gastric cancer from randomized …

Background/Aim: The association between the presence of sarcopenia and systemic
inflammatory response is unclear in patients with esophageal cancer. This study was …

Abstract Purpose Postoperative pulmonary complications (PCs) after thoracoscopic
esophagectomy for esophageal cancer (EC) still occur too frequently. We conducted this …

Background/Aim: Postoperative pneumonia after esophageal cancer can lead to additional
pain, prolonged hospital stay, and respiratory failure. These adverse events might lead to …

Background Some studies have found that outcomes from cancer esophagectomy are better
at higher-volume centers than at lower-volume centers. Reports on outcomes following …

Background The global increase in elderly populations is accompanied by an increasing
number of candidates for esophagectomy. Here we aimed to determine the postoperative …

Background Patients undergoing subtotal esophagectomy for esophageal cancer frequently
experience postoperative pneumonia. Development of preoperatively determined predictors …

Background/Aim: Although locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)
can be controlled and survival can be prolonged by neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy …

Background Definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT), used for treatment of patients with an
initial diagnosis of unresectable locally advanced esophageal cancer, has led to …