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Table 2 Site of locoregional and hematogenous recurrence in 45 patients

From: Clinical study on postoperative recurrence in patients with pN0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Site of recurrence

No.

Percent (%)

Time of recurrence3(month)

Locoregional recurrence1

38

  

Cervical/supraclavicular node

21

55.3

14.9 (3.5 ~ 17.7)

Mediastinal node

13

34.2

 

upper

9

23.7

17.2 (4.8 ~ 23.2)

middle

3

7.9

19.2 (7.1 ~ 25.3)

lower

1

2.6

23.1

Abdominal node

6

15.8

18.4 (4.5 ~ 26.8)

Anastomotic

1

2.6

8.6

Hematogenous recurrence2

7

  

Liver

6

85.7

10.4 (5.2 ~ 20.4)

Lung

2

28.6

12.8 (9.4 ~ 16.2)

Bone

1

14.3

18.5

Others(brain/pleura/omentum)

0

  
  1. 1Three patients experienced locoregional recurrence at more than one site.
  2. 2Two patients experienced hematogenous recurrence at more than one site.
  3. 3Mean (range).