Clinical implications of endoscopic ultrasonography non-traversability in patients with locoregional esophageal cancer receiving multimodality therapy (original) (raw)

The Korean journal of internal medicine, 2016

Abstract

Approximately 30% of esophageal cancer (EC) patients cannot complete endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) due to malignant stricture (EUS non-traversability). This study examines clinical implications of EUS non-traversability in patients with advanced locoregional squamous EC receiving preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by esophagectomy. We retrieved data on 89 consecutive patients with advanced locoregional squamous EC (stage II or III). Relevant clinical and tumor-specific parameters were reviewed retrospectively. Significant factors affecting survival was determined by Cox regression analysis. EUS non-traversable EC was observed in 26 of 89 patients (29.2%). Median serum albumin level (3.6 g/dL vs. 3.9 g/dL, p = 0.028), tumor length (6.0 cm vs. 4.0 cm, p = 0.002), and percentage of clinical stage III disease (65.4% vs. 38.1%, p = 0.019) were significantly different between the patients with EUS non-traversable and traversable EC, respectively. Patients with EUS non-traver...

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