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Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: therapeutic dilemma
N K Altorki1, L Girardi, D B Skinner
1New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021.
World Journal of Surgery
|May 1, 1994
Abstract:
Seventy-five patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus were evaluated over a 5-year period. Most of the patients had advanced-stage cancer when first seen. Only 50% were surgically explored, and 33% underwent resection. Operative mortality was 8%. Despite the immediate and durable palliation provided by surgical resection, survival rates were poor. Early diagnosis and aggressive surgical resection are the main hopes for improved long-term results.