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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;114:948-956
© 1997 Mosby, Inc.


GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY

EN BLOC ESOPHAGECTOMY IMPROVES SURVIVAL FOR STAGE III ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

Nasser K. Altorki , MD, Leonard Girardi , MD, David B. Skinner , MD, From the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center, New York, N.Y.

Received for publication May 6, 1997 Revisions requested June 16, 1997 Revisions received August 18, 1997 Accepted for publication August 19, 1997 Address for reprints: Nasser K. Altorki, MD, Director, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The New York Hospital–Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th St., New York, NY 10021.

Abstract

Objective: The role of en bloc esophagectomy in the surgical treatment of patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer is not well defined. This report attempts to elucidate its impact on survival, in comparison with less extensive resection, among patients with stage III disease. Methods: A prospectively established database was retrospectively analyzed. Results: One hundred twenty-eight patients underwent esophagectomy for carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus between 1988 and 1996 (78 underwent en bloc resection and 50 underwent standard resection). The 30-day and hospital mortality rates were 3.9% and 5.4%, respectively, comparable for the two procedures. Fifty-four patients had stage III disease. Overall 4-year survival was 34.5% after en bloc resection, with a median survival of 27 months ( n = 33), and 11% after standard resection ( n = 21), with a median survival of 12 months ( p = 0.007). Among patients with stage III disease undergoing a complete resection, 4-year survivals were 36.7% and 0% after en bloc and standard resections, respectively ( p = 0.001). Eighty-six of 128 patients had nodal metastasis. Three-year survivals for patients with N1 disease were 33.9% and 13% after en bloc and standard resections, respectively ( p = 0.02). Conclusion: Among patients with stage III esophageal cancer, en bloc resection appears to significantly improve survival compared with lesser resections. This improvement in survival may be attributable to resection of nodal disease.




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