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 |