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01-08-2006 | Current Concepts in Clinical Surgery

Surgical treatment of superficial esophageal cancer

Authors: Mitsuo Tachibana, Shoichi Kinugasa, Muneaki Shibakita, Yasuhito Tonomoto, Shinji Hattori, Ryoji Hyakudomi, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Dipok Kumar Dhar, Naofumi Nagasue

Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery | Issue 4/2006

Abstract

Objective

The worldwide incidence of superficial esophageal cancer (SEC) is increasing. The aim of this study is to review the systematic surgical outcomes of esophagectomy for SEC.

Data sources

Only manuscripts written in English and written between 1980 and 2003 were selected from MEDLINE. The keywords consisting of superficial esophageal cancer, early esophageal cancer, and early stage or superficial stage or stage I in esophageal cancer were searched.

Study selection

There were no exclusion criteria for published information relevant to the topics. The most representative articles were selected when there were several articles from the same institution. Case reports were excluded.

Data extractions

Thirty-two manuscripts were finally collected from MEDLINE and eight articles were also added from reference lists of the pertinent literatures. In evaluating the statistical analysis of the complications of the reported literature, collective method was used.

Data synthesis

The collected information was organized.

Conclusions

The conclusions drawn from those articles showed that the overall prevalence of SEC accounted around 10% and increased to 25% in the 2000s. The overall incidence of lymph node metastasis of SEC was about 25% and its incidences in mucosal and submucosal cancer were 5 and 35%, respectively. The percentage of the cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) vs adenocarcinoma (AC) widely varied depending on the geographic locations reported; most SCC cases were from the Asian countries and most AC cases were from the European countries. Clinical significance of multimodal treatment for SEC has dramatically developed in the recent era and could provide various potential therapeutic options for SEC. These concepts make it possible to individualize surgical management of SEC as part of various multimodal treatments. The operative approaches for SEC varied from minimally invasive thoracoscopic esophagectomy, limited transabdominal distal esophagectomy, conventional transthoracic esophagectomy, transhiatal esophagectomy without thoracotomy, en bloc esophagectomy, and to extended esophagectomy with a complete three-field lymph node dissection. A 5-year overall survival rate of SEC after esophagectomy was good (46 to 83%) to excellent (71 and 100%) for mucosal SEC, but far from satisfactory (33 and 78%) for submucosal SEC. Early diagnosis, development of multimodal treatment, standardization of the surgical procedure including routine lymph node dissection, and improved perioperative management of patients have led to a better survival for patients with SEC.

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Title: Surgical treatment of superficial esophageal cancer
Authors: Mitsuo Tachibana
Shoichi Kinugasa
Muneaki Shibakita
Yasuhito Tonomoto
Shinji Hattori
Ryoji Hyakudomi
Hiroshi Yoshimura
Dipok Kumar Dhar
Naofumi Nagasue
Publication date: 01-08-2006
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery / Issue 4/2006
Print ISSN: 1435-2443
Electronic ISSN: 1435-2451
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-006-0063-3

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

Surgical treatment of superficial esophageal cancer

Abstract

Objective

Data sources

Study selection

Data extractions

Data synthesis

Conclusions

At a glance: The STEP trials

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Objective

Data sources

Study selection

Data extractions

Data synthesis

Conclusions

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