Depth of Muscularis Propria Invasion Does Not Prognosticate Survival in T2 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
SEDER CW, MAHON B, HENNON M, THOMAS M, LEVEA CM, MATKOWSKYJ KA, KRISHNA M, MEDAIROS R, MACKE RA, BASU S, BLASBERG JD. Depth of Muscularis Propria Invasion Does Not Prognosticate Survival in T2 Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Anticancer Research 2018, 38: 2195-2200. PMID: 29599339, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.12461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscularis propria invasionEsophageal adenocarcinomaPrognostic factorsCox proportional hazards regression analysisInferior long-term outcomesProportional hazards regression analysisPercent of patientsDisease-free survivalKaplan-Meier analysisRisk of lymphHazards regression analysisLong-term outcomesU.S. academic medical centersLong-term survivalAcademic medical centerInduction therapyMedian OSMedian ageNodal statusPerineural invasionTherapy statusSurvival differencesTumor gradeBlinded pathologistMedical Center