2022
The prognostic significance of the circumferential resection margin in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients without neoadjuvant treatment
Yang Z, Lin H, Wang Z, Rong L, Zhang X, Wang L, Qin J, Xue X, Li Y, Xue L. The prognostic significance of the circumferential resection margin in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients without neoadjuvant treatment. BMC Cancer 2022, 22: 1180. PMID: 36384463, PMCID: PMC9670431, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-10276-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaEsophagectomyHumansMargins of ExcisionNeoadjuvant TherapyPrognosisConceptsEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaEsophageal squamous cell carcinoma patientsRoyal College of Pathologists criteriaRoyal College of PathologistsCRM statusCollege of American PathologistsResection marginsPrognostic factorsPrognostic significancePrognostic valueSquamous cell carcinoma patientsLong-term prognostic significanceCircumferential resection marginCell carcinoma patientsCollege of American Pathologists criteriaSquamous cell carcinomaLymph node metastasisMultivariate survival analysisLong-term survivalPN0 subgroupPN3 subgroupsNeoadjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant treatmentPT3 tumorsTumor distance
2020
Updates in staging and pathologic evaluation of esophageal carcinoma following neoadjuvant therapy
Zhang X, Jain D. Updates in staging and pathologic evaluation of esophageal carcinoma following neoadjuvant therapy. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 2020, 1482: 163-176. PMID: 32892349, DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyEsophageal cancerEsophageal carcinomaRecent American Joint CommitteePreoperative neoadjuvant therapyThorough pathologic assessmentTumor regression gradingAdvanced esophageal carcinomaAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer (AJCC) staging systemTumor regression gradeAccurate tumor stagingValuable prognostic informationRegression gradingSurgical resectionLymph nodesPathologic assessmentRegression gradeHistologic typePathologic evaluationResidual tumorPoor prognosisCell carcinomaGastrointestinal carcinomasStaging system