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Matsui K, Kawakubo H, Matsuda S, Hirata Y, Irino T, Fukuda K, Nakamura R, Kitagawa Y. Clinical Features of Recurrence Pattern with Lung Metastasis After Radical Esophagectomy for Thoracic Esophageal Cancer. World J Surg 2022; 46:2270-2279. [PMID: 35708753 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06608-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND One of the difficulties in the treatment of esophageal cancer surgery is the high rate of postoperative recurrence. After esophagectomy, distant metastatic recurrence frequently occurs in the lung. This study aimed to determine the clinical features of a recurrence pattern with lung metastasis. METHODS The current study analyzed data from 138 patients who had postoperative recurrence of esophageal cancer after a radical esophagectomy. According to the recurrence pattern at the time of initial diagnosis, the patients were classified into two groups as follows: those with lung metastasis and those without. RESULTS Twenty-three of the 138 investigated patients had a recurrence pattern with lung metastasis. Salvage surgery and postoperative pneumonia (p = 0.041 and 0.030, respectively) were identified as risk factors for recurrence pattern with lung metastasis in multivariate analysis. When we compared the sites of primary esophageal tumors, we found that the frequencies of distant metastases, such as lung and liver metastases, as well as pleural/peritoneal dissemination, were higher in the mid and distal esophageal tumors. Patients with a recurrence pattern showing lung metastasis alone had a better overall and post-recurrence survival than those with other recurrence patterns (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS In patients who had postoperative recurrence after esophagectomy for thoracic esophageal cancer, salvage surgery, and postoperative pneumonia were significantly related to recurrence pattern with lung metastasis. Postoperative recurrence with lung metastasis alone had a better prognosis than other recurrence patterns; therefore, when pulmonary recurrence is suspected, performing intensive examinations for early diagnosis is critical.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kazuaki Matsui
- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35-banchi, Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35-banchi, Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
| | - Satoru Matsuda
- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35-banchi, Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Yuki Hirata
- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35-banchi, Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35-banchi, Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35-banchi, Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35-banchi, Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
| | - Yuko Kitagawa
- Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35-banchi, Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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