Direct gastric invasion is associated with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma involving the lower-third esophagus

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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Nov 15, 2026; 18(11): 122992
Published online Nov 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.122992

Table 5 Types of surgical procedures performed in 65 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma involving the lower third of the esophagus, n (%)

Type of surgery	With gastric invasion (n = 5)	Without gastric invasion (n = 60)
Esophagectomy with proximal gastrectomy	2 (40.0)	32 (53.3)
Video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy with proximal gastrectomy	1 (20.0)	19 (31.7)
Robot-assisted esophagectomy with proximal gastrectomy	2 (40.0)	9 (15.0)

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Citation: Wang YK, Shen CS, Yu FJ, Chen YH, Chen WC, Lee JY, Wu MT, Wu IC. Direct gastric invasion is associated with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma involving the lower-third esophagus. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(11): 122992
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.122992

Wang YK, Shen CS, Yu FJ, Chen YH, Chen WC, Lee JY, Wu MT, Wu IC. Direct gastric invasion is associated with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma involving the lower-third esophagus. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(11): 122992 [DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.122992]

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