Abdominal lymph node recurrence after radical surgery in patients with middle thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma:risk factors and guidance for postoperative radiotherapy
Shen Wenbin, Gao Hongmei, Zhu Shuchai, Li Teng, Li Shuguang, Li Youmei, Liu Zhikun, Su Jingwei, Li Juan, Xu Jinrui
Department of Radiation Oncology,Forth Hospital,Hebei Medical University,Shijiazhaung 050011,China (Shen WB,Zhu SC,Li T,Li SG,Li YM,Liu ZK,Su JW,Li J,Xu JR) Department of Radiation,First Hospital of Shijiazhaung,Shijiazhaung 050011,China (Gao HM)
Abstract：Objective To analyze the risk factors for abdominal lymph node recurrence after radical surgery in patients with middle thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (TE-SCC), and to design the target volume for postoperative radiotherapy based on the Results. Methods A retrospective study was performed among 913 patients with middle TE-SCC undergoing radical surgery who were admitted to our hospital from 2007 to 2012. Influencing factors were analyzed for abdominal lymph node recurrence after treatment. The efficacy was compared between different treatment Methods in the high-risk population. Comparison of categorical data was made by chi-square test. The overall survival rates (OS) were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method and analyzed by the univariate log-rank analysis. The influencing factors for abdominal lymph node recurrence were analyzed by the multivariate logistic regression equation. Results After treatment, 37 patients had abdominal lymph node recurrence, yielding a recurrence rate of 4.1%. A total of 53 recurrent sites were found. The univariate analysis showed that no/low differentiation, pT3+4 stage, no less than 3 positive postoperative lymph nodes, and positive postoperative abdominal lymph nodes were influencing factors for abdominal lymph node recurrence (P=0.032,0.001,0.009,0.000). The multivariate regression analysis showed that pathological T staging and positive postoperative abdominal lymph nodes were influencing factors for abdominal lymph node recurrence (P=0.011, 0.000). For patients with pT3+4 stage disease and positive postoperative abdominal lymph nodes, postoperative radiotherapy improved OS and local control rates but failed to reduce the distant metastasis-free rate. Conclusions T staging and positive postoperative abdominal lymph nodes are important risk factors for abdominal lymph node recurrence after radical surgery in patients with middle TE-SCC. Postoperative adjuvant therapy is recommended for patients with pT3+4 stage disease and positive postoperative abdominal lymph nodes.
Shen Wenbin,Gao Hongmei,Zhu Shuchai et al. Abdominal lymph node recurrence after radical surgery in patients with middle thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma:risk factors and guidance for postoperative radiotherapy[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2018, 27(2): 135-139.
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