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. 2013 Jul-Sep;98(3):234-40.
doi: 10.9738/INTSURG-D-13-00075.1.

Significance of tumor length as prognostic factor for esophageal cancer

Arife Zeybek  1 , Abdullah Erdoğan, Kemal Hakan Gülkesen, Makbule Ergin, Alpay Sarper, Levent Dertsiz, Abid Demircan
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Significance of tumor length as prognostic factor for esophageal cancer

Arife Zeybek et al. Int Surg. 2013 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Our study indicated the relationship between tumor length and clinicopathologic characteristics as well as long-term survival in esophageal cancer. A total of 116 patients who underwent curative surgery for thoracic esophageal cancer with standard lymphadenectomy in 2 fields between 2000 and 2010 were included in the study. The medical records of these patients were retrospectively reviewed. The patients with tumor length 3 cm had a highly significant difference in the involvement of adventitia and lymph node stations. The patients with tumor length 3 cm had significantly lower rates of involvement of the adventitia and lymph node stations. Tumor length could have a significant impact on both the overall survival and disease-free survival of patients with resected esophageal carcinomas and may provide additional prognostic value to the current tumor, node, and metastasis staging system before patients receive any cancer-specific treatment.

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Kaplan-Meier survival curves in patients with resected esophageal carcinomas, comparing tumor length 3 cm or less and greater than 3 cm.
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