Practice pattern and risk of not receiving planned surgery after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Tae Hee HongTae Ho KimGenehee LeeJeonghee YunYeong Jeong JeonJunghee LeeSumin ShinSeong Yong ParkJong Ho ChoYong Soo ChoiYoung Mog ShimJong-Mu SunDongryul OhHong Kwan KimPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)
Patient's refusal remains one of the major obstacles in completing the trimodality therapy for oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Refusing surgery when offered may jeopardize oncological outcome, particularly in those with residual disease on re-evaluation after nCRT. These results provide significant implications for consulting patients who are reluctant to oesophagectomy after nCRT.
Keyphrases
- squamous cell carcinoma
- locally advanced
- rectal cancer
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- primary care
- case report
- lymph node
- prognostic factors
- lymph node metastasis
- quality improvement
- radical prostatectomy
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery disease