title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 10th Ave, 4th Floor Admin Bldg, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA. jlocicero@maimonidesmed.org
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LoCicero
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015897:Comorbidity; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D049451:Nomograms; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D011336:Probability; D012044:Regression Analysis; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D016019:Survival Analysis