Surgery

Re-resection of locally recurrent esophageal carcinoma associated with morbidity

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 1st, 2005

Re-resection of locally recurrent esophageal carcinoma is recommended for patients with a long disease-free interval or a complete re-resection.

"Limited locally recurrent esophageal carcinoma is rare, and little is known regarding effectiveness of re-resection. Medical records of 27 consecutive patients with locally recurrent esophageal carcinoma who underwent reoperation at our institution between February 1974 and January 2003 were analyzed. The original and recurrent cancer cell types were identical in all patients," scientists in the United States reported.

"Median disease-free interval was 19.4 months (range, 2.5 to 170 months). Recurrence was...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-11-01)

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