A Clinical Study of Surgical Treatment of Patients With Carcinoma of the Cervical Esophagus Extending to the Thoracic Esophagus

• Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 48; no. 7; pp. 417 - 423
• Main Authors: Saito, Reijiro, Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Motoyama, Satoru, Sasaki, Shin-ichi, Okuyama, Manabu, Ogawa, Jun-ichi, Kitamura, Michihiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Springer Nature B.V 01.07.2000
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Cancer; carcinoma at the cervicothoracic junction; carcinoma of cervical esophagus; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery; Esophageal Neoplasms - mortality; Esophageal Neoplasms - pathology; Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery; Esophagectomy; Esophagus; Female; Humans; Laryngectomy; Larynx; larynxpreserving esophagectomy; Lymphatic system; Male; mediastinal tracheostomy; Medical prognosis; Metastasis; Middle Aged; Ostomy; Postoperative Complications; Prognosis; Surgery

We studied optimum surgery for carcinoma of the cervical esophagus extending to the thoracic esophagus (Ce-Ut carcinoma). Subjects were 13 patients diagnosed with Ce-Ut carcinoma treated at our institute from January 1989 to December 1998. Clinicopathologic information such as surgical procedures, p...