©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Oncol. Apr 24, 2021; 12(4): 249-261
Published online Apr 24, 2021. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i4.249
Published online Apr 24, 2021. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i4.249
Table 2 Surgical outcomes
| PET-CMR, n = 22 | Non-PET-CMR, n = 36 | P value | |
| Esophagectomy procedures | |||
| Subtotal | 20 | 32 | 0.31 |
| Cervical | 1 | 0 | |
| Pharyngeal laryngeal | 1 | 4 | |
| LN dissection | |||
| Cervical | 1 | 2 | 0.89 |
| 2 fields | 5 | 10 | |
| 3 fields | 16 | 24 | |
| Harvested LN1 | 72 ± 7 | 73 ± 5 | 0.91 |
| Blood loss in mL1 | 559 ± 219 | 836 ± 540 | 0.026 |
| OP time in min1 | 527 ± 105 | 580 ± 121 | 0.092 |
| Curability | |||
| R0 | 22 | 29 | 0.027 |
| R1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Intraoperative complication | |||
| Bronchus injury | 1 | 1 | 0.72 |
| Postoperative complication | |||
| All | 14 | 22 | 0.85 |
| Anastomotic leakage2 | 1 | 1 | 0.72 |
| Anastomotic stenosis2 | 2 | 3 | 0.92 |
| Recurrent nerve palsy2 | 7 | 12 | 0.91 |
| Respiratory2 | 3 | 8 | 0.42 |
| Others2 | 2 | 3 | 0.92 |
| Surgical mortality | 0 | 0 | - |
- Citation: Suzuki K, Etoh T, Shibata T, Nishiki K, Fumoto S, Ueda Y, Shiroshita H, Shiraishi N, Inomata M. Positron emission tomography complete metabolic response as a favorable prognostic predictor in esophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel/cisplatin/5-fluorouracil. World J Clin Oncol 2021; 12(4): 249-261
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-4333/full/v12/i4/249.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v12.i4.249