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Oligometastases After Curative Esophagectomy Are Not One Size Fits All

Friday, December 10, 2021

Submitted by

Christopher Anderson

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.002

Author(s)

Tamar B. Nobel, MD Smita Sihag, MD Xin Xing, BA Mahmoud Eljalby, BA Meier Hsu, MS Kay See Tan, PhD David B. Sewell, MA Manjit S. Bains, MD Yelena Janjigian, MD Abraham Wu, MD Geoffrey Ku, MD David R. Jones, MD Daniela Molena, MD

Over one-half of patients treated with esophagectomy for esophageal cancer have recurrence. Oligometastasis, a proposed intermediate state of isolated local or solid organ recurrence that occurs before widespread systemic disease, is a possible target for aggressive local intervention. This study look at presentation and prognosis among solid organ recurrence sites.