Esophageal Tumor Length – An Underestimated Predictor of Survival After Esophageal Cancer Resection

Abstract

Introduction. Esophageal cancer is one of the most aggressive visceral tumors with increasing frequency and poor prognosis. Differences in survival between patients in the same clinical tumor stage necessitate searching for additional prognostic markers to help identify patients at high risk of recurrence, metastasis or death. The aim of the study was to assess prognostic significance of tumor length on survival after esophageal cancer resection in patients operated at a center for esophageal surgery.

Keywords

• esophageal carcinoma
• tumor length
• prognostic factor
• survival