Factors influencing the risk of recurrence in patients with esophageal carcinoma treated with surgery: A single institution analysis consisting of 1002 cases.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to identify the risk of recurrence in patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (TESCC) treated with curative surgery. The retrospective analysis included 1002 consecutive patients with TESCC who had been treated with curative surgery in Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, China, between 2003 and 2008. Univariate and multivariate analyses using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards model, respectively, were performed to identify the independent risk factors for locoregional recurrence and all the recurrence events. The 2-and 5-year recurrence rates were 39.0 and 59.2%, respectively. More than 85% of recurrences occurred within 36 months. The variables associated with a higher rate of recurrence in the univariate analysis were gender (male), le

SUBMITTER: Xu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3525364 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature