title: Resection for esophageal carcinoma at a Virginia hospital 1981-1989.
abstract: Between January 1, 1981 and December 31, 1989, 222 patients with carcinoma of the esophagus were seen at Fairfax Hospital. Fifty-eight (26.1%) underwent esophagogastrectomy. Operative (30-day) mortality was 8.6%. Follow-up was 98.3% complete. Of hospital survivors, 38 (76%) were resected for potential cure versus 12 (24%) for palliation. Consistent with the experience of others, a minority of patients (26%) presented with early (Stage I & II) disease; forty patients (69%) were noted to be Stage III or IV at time of resection and three patients (5%) were stage indeterminant. The five year Kaplan-Meier product limit survival estimate for Stage II patients was 52%, versus 22% for stage III, and 0% for Stage IV.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Fairfax Hospital.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Kiernan
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sheridan
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fulcher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pagani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Seigel
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D015996:Survival Rate; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology