Analysis of the causes of failure after radical surgery in patients with PT3N0M0 thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and consideration of postoperative radiotherapy

Analysis of the causes of failure after radical surgery in patients with PT3N0M0 thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and consideration of postoperative radiotherapy

Abstract Background Five-year overall survival rate of TESCC after surgery is low (approximately 30% to 60%), so it is meaningful to discuss the significance of PORT. Methods We retrospectively collected the data of 227 patients with PT3N0M0 esophageal cancer (EC). The failure pattern after surgery...

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Main Authors: Wen-Bin Shen, Hong-Mei Gao, Shu-Chai Zhu, You-Mei Li, Shu-Guang Li, Jin-Rui Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Surgical treatment
Recurrence
Prognosis
Postoperative radiotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-017-1259-4

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