Abstract | BACKGROUND: Esophagogastric junctional (EGJ) cancer occurs in the mucosa near the esophagogastric junction, and has characteristics of both esophageal and gastric malignancies; its optimal treatment strategy is controversial. METHODS: We conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of the patients who underwent curative surgery with lymphadenectomy for EGJ cancer. Tumor specimens were categorized by histology and location into four types-centered in the esophagus < 5 cm from EGJ (type E), which were subtyped as (i) squamous-cell carcinoma (SQ) or (ii) adenocarcinoma (AD); (iii) any histological tumor centered in the stomach < 5 cm from EGJ, with EGJ invasion (type Ge); (iv) any histological tumor centered in the stomach < 5 cm from EGJ, without EGJ invasion (type G)-and classified by TNM system; these were compared to patients' clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes. RESULTS: A total of 92 EGJ cancer patients were studied. Median follow-up of surviving patients was 35.5 months. Tumors were categorized as 12 type E (SQ), 6 type E (AD), 27 type Ge and 47 type G; of these 7 (58.3%), 3 (50%), 19 (70.4%) and 14 (29.8%) and 23 patients, respectively, had lymph node metastases. No patients with type E (AD) and Ge tumors had cervical lymph node metastasis; those with type G tumors had no nodal metastasis at cervical and mediastinal lymph nodes. Multivariate analysis showed that type E (AD) tumor was an independent prognostic factor. CONCLUSIONS: TRIAL REGISTRATION: University Hospital Medical Information Network in Japan, UMIN000008596.
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Authors | Hiroaki Ito, Haruhiro Inoue, Noriko Odaka, Hitoshi Satodate, Michitaka Suzuki, Shumpei Mukai, Yusuke Takehara, Hiroyuki Kida, Shin-Ei Kudo |
Journal | Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR
(J Exp Clin Cancer Res)
Vol. 32
Pg. 2
(Jan 07 2013)
ISSN: 1756-9966 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 23289488
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cohort Studies
- Esophageal Neoplasms
(pathology, surgery)
- Esophagogastric Junction
(pathology, surgery)
- Female
- Humans
- Lymph Node Excision
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prognosis
- Retrospective Studies
- Survival Analysis
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