title: [Cancer of the esophagus (II): the results of surgery, anatomicopathological study and patient survival].
abstract: We present a retrospective study of 68 esophageal cancer patients treated with surgery between 1975 and 1991. Results showed a resectability of 73.5% with the most frequent surgical approach being a Lewis esophagectomy. The mean hospitalization time was 24.7 days with a postoperative mortality of 7.3%. Other complications included anastomotic leakage, wound infection, sepsis and pulmonary disorders. Over-all survival at 3 years was 17.3%, reaching 24% in resected patients. Survival according to lymph node involvement was 13.4% for lymph node positive patients and 34.5% for node negative patients. According to histopathologic stage, survival rates were 34.6% and 8.59% for early and advanced tumor respectively, the difference being statistically significant using the Mantel-Haenszel test.
authors: Dpto. de Cirugía General, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, Pamplona.
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Torramadé
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Hernández-Lizoain
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Zornoza
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Pardo
authors: J
authors: J
authors: González
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Balén
authors: F M
authors: FM
authors: Regueira
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Cienfuegos
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D016019:Survival Analysis
vernacular_title: Cáncer de esófago (II): resultados de la cirugía, estudio anatomopatológico, y supervivencia de los pacientes.