Risk Factors for Local Recurrence and Optimal Length of Esophagectomy in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Chang Hyun Kang, MD, PhD, Yoohwa Hwang, MD, Hyun Joo Lee, MD, PhD, In Kyu Park, MD, PhD, Young Tae Kim, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 4, Pages 1074-1080 (October 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.117 Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Postrecurrence survival, with local recurrence (solid line) versus without local recurrence (dotted line). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1074-1080DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.117) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Freedom from local recurrence in the N+ patients with length of proximal margin (LPM) of 5 cm or greater (solid line) versus LPM less than 5 cm (dotted line). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1074-1080DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.117) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Relationship between local recurrence and length of proximal margin. Patient number is a serial number according to the date of operation. Open circles indicate without local recurrence; solid circles indicate with local recurrence. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2016 102, 1074-1080DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.117) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions