Unique Considerations for Females Undergoing Esophagectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To improve understanding of sex differences in clinicopathologic characteristics, treatment and outcomes between male and female patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

Summary background data

Esophageal cancer is a male predominant disease, and sex has not been considered in previous studies as an important factor in diagnosis or management. Sex differences in demographics, clinicopathologic characteristics, and postoperative outcomes remain largely undefined.

Methods

Retrospective review of 1958 patients (21% female) with esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy at a single institution between 1995 and 2017.

Results

Most patients had adenocarcinoma (83%); however, the rate of squamous cell carcinoma was significantly higher in

SUBMITTER: Nobel TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6864249 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature