Table 3 The short- and long-term outcomes of lymphadenectomy for lymph node recurrence
Esophagectomy (n = 11) | ER (n = 5) | CRT/CT (n = 4) | Total (n = 20) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Short-term outcomes | ||||
Curability R0/R1/R2 | 9/1/1 | 4/0/1 | 4/0/0 | 17/1/2 |
No. of metastatic nodes, median (range) | 2 (0–29) | 2 (0–6) | 5 (1–8)* | 2 (0–29) |
Postoperative hospital stay (days) median (range) | 5 (2–26) | 3 (3–15) | 5 (3–13) | 4.5 (2–26) |
Complication (%) (Clavien-Dindo grade II ≤) | 4 (36.4) | 1 (20.0) | 1 (25.0) | 6 (30.0) |
Long-term outcomes | ||||
Five-year survival rate☨ (%) (95% CI) | 40.0 (12.3, 67.0) | 75.0 (12.8, 96.1) | 50.0 (5.8, 84.5) | 50.0 (25.9, 70.1) |
Five-year relapse-free survival rate☨☨ (%) (95% CI) | 25.0 (3.7, 55.8) | 33.3 (0.9, 77.4) | 25.0 (0.9, 66.5) | 26.7 (8.7, 49.6) |