Factors predictive of complete resection of operable esophageal cancer: a prospective study Christophe Mariette, MD, Laetitia Finzi, MD, Sylvain Fabre, MD, Jean-Michel Balon, MD, Isabelle Van Seuningen, PhD, Jean-Pierre J Triboulet, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 75, Issue 6, Pages 1720-1726 (June 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00172-3
Fig 1 Deviation of the esophagus on the barium swallow. Deviation of the virtual axis representing the middle of the esophageal canal. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1720-1726DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00172-3)
Fig 2 Actuarial survival for the entire population and of group R0 and group R1 and R2 (p < 0.001). The number of subjects at risk at each interval is shown in the table at the bottom of the graph. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1720-1726DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00172-3)
Fig 3 Group constitution according to the two factors predictive of complete resection: esophageal axis deviation on barium swallow and morphologic response to preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1720-1726DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00172-3)
Fig 4 Survival by the two factors predictive of complete resection. Group 1:no deviation of the esophagus on barium swallow; group 2: deviation of the esophagus on barium swallow and partial or complete response to preoperative radiochemotherapy; group 3: deviation of the esophagus on barium swallow and either no response to radiochemotherapy or no preoperative treatment (p less than 0.001 between all groups and p less than 0.013 when compared individually). The number of subjects at risk at each interval is shown in the table at the bottom of the graph. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 75, 1720-1726DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00172-3)