SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS - THERAPEUTIC DILEMMA

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ALTORKI, NK
GIRARDI, L
SKINNER, DB
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[1] The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York, 10021
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10.1007/BF00316808
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R61 [外科手术学];
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Seventy-five patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus were evaluated over a 5-year period. Most of the patients had advanced-stage cancer when first seen. Only 50% were surgically explored, and 33% underwent resection. Operative mortality was 8%. Despite the immediate and durable palliation provided by surgical resection, survival rates were poor. Early diagnosis and aggressive surgical resection are the main hopes for improved long-term results.
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