Research Article

Clinical Outcomes and Adverse Events of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Gastric Tube Cancer after Esophagectomy

Table 3

Noncurative resection cases.

CaseAgeLocationProcedure in retroflex positionInterval between esophagectomy and ESD (month)Reason for noncurative resectionAdditional treatmentFollow-up duration (months)RecurrenceVital statusCause of death in fatal cases

173MiddleUnnecessary88HM+Follow-up25NoneDeadInfectious pneumonia
272LowerUnnecessary264HM+Follow-up33NoneDeadColon cancer
370MiddleNecessary113SM2, VM+, Ly+, V+Follow-up28Local recurrenceDeadInterstitial pneumonia
475MiddleNecessary60SM2, HM+, VM+, Ly+Surgical resection58NoneAlive

ESD: endoscopic submucosal dissection. Reasons for noncurative resection: HM+: horizontal margin positive; SM2: invasive submucosal cancer, invasion depth ≥ 500 μM from the muscularis; VM+: vertical margin positive; Ly+: lymphatic invasion positive; V+: vascular invasion positive.