The role of surgical treatment in isolated organ recurrence of esophageal cancer—a systematic review of the literature

The role of surgical treatment in isolated organ recurrence of esophageal cancer—a systematic review of the literature

Abstract Background Despite the improvements in the early detection and treatment of non-metastatic esophageal cancer, more than half of patients undergoing a curative treatment for esophageal cancer will develop recurrence within three years. The prognosis of these patients is poor. However, a wide...

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Main Authors: Dimitrios Schizas, Ioannis I. Lazaridis, Demetrios Moris, Aikaterini Mastoraki, Lazaros-Dimitrios Lazaridis, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Nikolaos Charalampakis, Theodore Liakakos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Isolated recurrence
Metastasis
Solitary lesions
Surgical management
Metastasectomy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-018-1357-y

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