Surgical treatment for esophageal cancer patients with myelodysplastic syndrome

• Published in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 149 - 152
• Main Authors: Okumura, Hiroshi, Uchikado, Yasuto, Matsumoto, Masataka, Owaki, Tetsuhiro, Kita, Yoshiaki, Setoyama, Tetsuro, Omoto, Itaru, Sasaki, Ken, Megumi, Koichi, Minami, Koji, Ishigami, Sumiya, Natsugoe, Shoji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.09.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Esophageal cancer; Esophagus; Gastroenterology; Medical prognosis; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Myelodysplastic syndromes; Original Article; Surgical Oncology; Thoracic Surgery; Throat surgery; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Esophageal cancer; Operation

Background Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a clinical condition with pancytopenia, dysfunction of neutrophils and poor prognosis caused by dysplasia of the bone marrow. MDS patients tend to have other malignant diseases, and the treatment is complicated because of high morbidity and mortality. Mor...