AIM: To analyze the pattern of recurrence of @entity418 after a curative-intention surgical resection. @entity1 : Ninety-two @entity1 with non-metastatic @entity418 were included. Ninety percent of @entity1 were male, and the mean age of this series was 61 years. The most frequent histologic subtype was @entity957 . Fifty percent of @entity5 were at or above the tracheal bifurcation. All @entity1 were submitted for transthoracic subtotal esophagectomy plus two-field radical lymphadenectomy, leaving no apparent @entity66 . No adjuvant therapy was applied to any @entity1 . RESULTS: Follow-up was complete for 76 out of 80 @entity1 surviving the operation. Thirty-four tumoral recurrences were detected for a disease-free survival af 39% at 9 years after surgery. All recurrences were detected during the first two years after treatment. Tumoral relapse was related to the presence of T3 or T4 @entity5 , with positive lymph nodes, @entity957 subtype and supracarinal location. Nine percent of @entity1 had a distant relapse, 15% had a locorregional relapse and 12% a combination of both. Distant relapse presented significantly earlier. There was no statistical association between type of recurrence and clinico-pathological or surgical features. CONCLUSIONS: After radical surgery for @entity189 of the esophagus, half of the @entity1 relapse in the following two years. Distant @entity3 happen to appear earlier in the follow-up, but the most frequent recurrence is the locorregional one.

Recurrence pattern of XXXX after esophagectomy with two-field lymphadenectomy.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'PATIENTS'] @entity66 :: ('MESH:D004194', 'Disease') :: ['residual disease'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumors'] @entity957 :: ('MESH:D002294', 'Disease') :: ['squamous cell carcinoma'] @entity189 :: ('MESH:D002277', 'Disease') :: ['carcinoma'] @entity418 :: ('MESH:D004938', 'Disease') :: ['esophageal carcinoma'] @entity3 :: ('MESH:D009362', 'Disease') :: ['metastases']
@entity418 :: (MESH:D004938,Disease) :: ['esophageal cancer']
