Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2018; 24(45): 5154-5166
Published online Dec 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i45.5154
Table 2 Sites of recurrence in the 199 pT1N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients n (%)
Site of recurrenceTotal patients with recurrencePatients by tumor location
Patients by macroscopic tumor type
Upper thoracic (n = 31)Middle thoracic (n = 143)Lower thoracic (n = 25)Ulcerative or intraluminal (n = 21)Erosive, papillary, or plaque-like (n = 178)
Local-regional recurrences133 (17)15 (48)14 (10)4 (16)8 (38)25 (14)
Anastomosis3 (2)3 (10)002 (10)1 (1)
Cervical node19 (10)10 (32)7 (5)2 (8)4 (19)15 (8)
Mediastinal node21 (11)9 (29)9 (6)3 (12)8 (38)13 (7)
Abdominal node000000
Distant recurrences116 (8)5 (16)8 (6)3 (12)4 (19)12 (7)
Lung7 (4)2 (6)5 (3)01 (5)6 (3)
Liver2 (1)1 (3)01 (4)02 (1)
Bone6 (3)04 (3)2 (8)2 (10)4 (2)
Brain1 (0)1 (3)0001 (1)
Pleura3 (2)2 (6)1 (1)01 (5)2 (1)
Distant node000000
Multiple site recurrences15 (8)7 (23)6 (4)2 (8)5 (24)10 (6)
Mediastinal node and bone2 (1)01 (1)1 (4)1 (5)1 (1)
Mediastinal node, cervical node, and bone1 (1)001 (4)01 (1)
Mediastinal node, pleura, and bone1 (1)01 (1)001 (1)
Mediastinal node and cervical node3 (1)2 (6)1 (1)01 (5)2 (1)
Cervical node and lung1 (1)01 (1)001 (1)
Mediastinal node, cervical node, and anastomosis1 (1)1 (3)001 (5)0
Mediastinal node, cervical node, anastomosis, and pleura1 (1)1 (3)001 (5)0
Mediastinal node, cervical node, and lung2 (1)1 (3)1 (1)01 (5)1 (1)
Cervical node, bone, and lung1 (1)01 (1)001 (1)
Mediastinal node, liver, and lung1 (1)1 (3)0001 (1)
Mediastinal node and brain1 (1)1 (3)0001 (1)
Unknown sites10 (5)1 (3)8 (6)1 (4)1 (5)9 (5)
Total recurrences47 (24)16 (52)25 (17)6 (24)10 (48)37 (21)