Comparison of curative surgery and definitive chemoradiotherapy as initial treatment for patients with cervical esophageal cancer

In conclusion, curative surgery and chemoradiotherapy as initial treatment for cervical esophageal cancer have comparable survival outcomes. Chemoradiotherapy should be selected as the initial larynx‐preserving treatment for patients with cervical esophageal cancer although chemoradiotherapy non‐responders require additional treatment, including salvage surgery.

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Source: Diseases of the Esophagus - November 8, 2016 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Katsushi Takebayashi, Yasuhiro Tsubosa, Satoru Matsuda, Keisuke Kawamorita, Masahiro Niihara, Takahiro Tsushima, Tomoya Yokota, Hiroshi Sato, Yusuke Onozawa, Hirofumi Ogawa, Tomoyuki Kamijo, Tetsuro Onitsuka, Masahiro Nakagawa, Hirofumi Yasui Tags: Original Article Source Type: research