Accuracy of the endoscopic evaluation of esophageal involvement in esophagogastric junction cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Esophageal involvement length (EIL) is a promising indicator of metastasis or recurrence in mediastinal lymph nodes (MLNs) in adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ). This study aimed to elucidate the accuracy of the preoperative endoscopic evaluations of EIL and its clinical significance in this disease.

Materials and methods

In total, 75 patients with Siewert type II (N = 53) or III (N = 22) adenocarcinoma of the EGJ, who underwent surgical resection without preoperative therapy between 1995 and 2016 were enrolled. We retrospectively examined the accuracy of the preoperative endoscopic evaluations of EIL (preoperative EIL), compared to the pathologically evaluated EIL. Finally, we investigated the association between preoperative EIL and metastasis

SUBMITTER: Sakai T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8358630 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature