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Surgical Treatment for Cervical Esophageal Cancer  

Kim, Dae-Hyun (East-Wese Neo Medical Center, Kyung Hee University, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery)
Baek, Hee-Jong (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital)
Lee, Hae-Won (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital)
Park, Jong-Ho (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.41, no.2, 2008 , pp. 253-259 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: The incidence of cervical esophageal cancer is low compared with that of thoracic esophageal cancer, and the role of surgery for cervical esophageal cancer is limited compared with that of radiotherapy or chemotherapy. This study was carried out to determine the outcome of surgery for cervical esophageal cancer. Material and Method: We analyzed retrospectively medical records of 43 patients who had undergone curative surgical resection for cervical esophageal cancer from January 1989 to December 2002. Follow-up loss was absent and the last follow-up was carried out in February 28, 2004. Result: The mean age was 60 years old and the male to female ratio was 40:3. Histologic types were squamous cell carcinoma 42 patients and malignant melanoma 1 patient. The methods used for esophageal reconstruction were gastric pull-up 32 patients, free jejunal graft 7 patients and colon interposition 4 patients. Postoperative complications occurred in 31 patients (72%), and operative mortality occurred in 7 patients (16%). Pathologic stages were I 3, IIa 14, IIb 1, III 19, and IVa 6 patients. Tumor recurrence occurred in 16 patients (44%), and the 3 and 5-year survival rates were 29.3% and 20.9%. Conclusion: The reported surgical results for cervical esophageal cancer showed somewhat high operative mortality, postoperative complication rates and recurrence rates and a low long-term survival rate. It is suggested that multimodality treatment including surgery is needed for the treatment of cervical esophageal cancer because radiotherapy or chemotherapy without surgery could not relieve dysphagia or resolve the tumor completely.
Keywords
Esophageal neoplasms; Esophageal surgery;
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