Esophagectomy Outcomes in the Endoscopic Mucosal Resection Era Karen J. Dickinson, MBBS FRCS (Engl), Kenneth Wang, MD, Lizhi Zhang, MD, Mark S. Allen, MD, Stephen D. Cassivi, MD, MS, Francis C. Nichols, MD, Robert Shen, MD, Dennis A. Wigle, MD, PhD, Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 103, Issue 3, Pages 890-897 (March 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.062 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Overall survival in the cohort of patients with cT1 esophageal adenocarcinoma undergoing endoscopic mucosal resection and then esophagectomy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 890-897DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.062) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Patients with a moderate risk (blue line) of lymph node metastases (LN mets) on preoperative scoring have poorer 5-year survival (54%) than high-risk (red line) patients (84% survival; p = 0.04). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 890-897DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.062) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Patients with lymph nodes involved (red line) at the time of esophagectomy had decreased 5-year survival of 51% compared with 84% in lymph node-negative patients (blue line; p = 0.04). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 103, 890-897DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.08.062) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions