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Malignant neoplasm of thoracic esophagus

MedGen UID:
102268
•Concept ID:
C0153411
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of thoracic part of esophagus; cancer of thoracic part of oesophagus; Malignant Neoplasm of the Thoracic Esophagus; malignant neoplasm of the thoracic esophagus; malignant neoplasm of the thoracic oesophagus; Malignant Neoplasm of Thoracic Esophagus; malignant neoplasm of thoracic esophagus; malignant neoplasm of thoracic part of esophagus; malignant neoplasm of thoracic part of oesophagus; malignant thoracic part of esophagus neoplasm; malignant thoracic part of oesophagus neoplasm; Malignant tumor of thoracic part of esophagus; thoracic part of esophagus cancer; thoracic part of oesophagus cancer
SNOMED CT: Malignant neoplasm of thoracic esophagus (187723009); Malignant tumor of thoracic part of esophagus (187723009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021325

Definition

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the thoracic region of the esophagus. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Advances in diagnosis and management of cancer of the esophagus.
Deboever N, Jones CM, Yamashita K, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL
BMJ 2024 Jun 3;385:e074962. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-074962. PMID: 38830686
Clinical practice guidelines for esophagogastric junction cancer: Upper GI Oncology Summit 2023.
Kitagawa Y, Matsuda S, Gotoda T, Kato K, Wijnhoven B, Lordick F, Bhandari P, Kawakubo H, Kodera Y, Terashima M, Muro K, Takeuchi H, Mansfield PF, Kurokawa Y, So J, Mönig SP, Shitara K, Rha SY, Janjigian Y, Takahari D, Chau I, Sharma P, Ji J, de Manzoni G, Nilsson M, Kassab P, Hofstetter WL, Smyth EC, Lorenzen S, Doki Y, Law S, Oh DY, Ho KY, Koike T, Shen L, van Hillegersberg R, Kawakami H, Xu RH, Wainberg Z, Yahagi N, Lee YY, Singh R, Ryu MH, Ishihara R, Xiao Z, Kusano C, Grabsch HI, Hara H, Mukaisho KI, Makino T, Kanda M, Booka E, Suzuki S, Hatta W, Kato M, Maekawa A, Kawazoe A, Yamamoto S, Nakayama I, Narita Y, Yang HK, Yoshida M, Sano T
Gastric Cancer 2024 May;27(3):401-425. Epub 2024 Feb 22 doi: 10.1007/s10120-023-01457-3. PMID: 38386238Free PMC Article
Update on Management of Squamous Cell Esophageal Cancer.
Waters JK, Reznik SI
Curr Oncol Rep 2022 Mar;24(3):375-385. Epub 2022 Feb 10 doi: 10.1007/s11912-021-01153-4. PMID: 35142974

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Esophageal Damage From Thoracic Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.
Cassidy V, Amdur RJ
Pract Radiat Oncol 2022 Sep-Oct;12(5):392-396. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2022.04.007. PMID: 35513255
Esophageal Cancer: Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging.
Betancourt-Cuellar SL, Benveniste MFK, Palacio DP, Hofstetter WL
Radiol Clin North Am 2021 Mar;59(2):219-229. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.11.008. PMID: 33551083
Management of Gastroesophageal Junction Tumors.
Okereke IC
Surg Clin North Am 2017 Apr;97(2):265-275. Epub 2017 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2016.11.004. PMID: 28325186
Esophageal wall rupture after EUS-FNA for mediastinal staging: report of two cases.
Ceuterick V, Decaluwé H, Coosemans W, Nafteux P, Van Veer H, Van Raemdonck D, De Leyn P
Acta Chir Belg 2016 Feb;116(1):48-50. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2016.1139825. PMID: 27385142
Surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease/Barrett's esophagus.
D'Cunha J, Andrade RS, Maddaus MA
Minerva Chir 2011 Feb;66(1):7-19. PMID: 21389921

Diagnosis

Clinical practice guidelines for esophagogastric junction cancer: Upper GI Oncology Summit 2023.
Kitagawa Y, Matsuda S, Gotoda T, Kato K, Wijnhoven B, Lordick F, Bhandari P, Kawakubo H, Kodera Y, Terashima M, Muro K, Takeuchi H, Mansfield PF, Kurokawa Y, So J, Mönig SP, Shitara K, Rha SY, Janjigian Y, Takahari D, Chau I, Sharma P, Ji J, de Manzoni G, Nilsson M, Kassab P, Hofstetter WL, Smyth EC, Lorenzen S, Doki Y, Law S, Oh DY, Ho KY, Koike T, Shen L, van Hillegersberg R, Kawakami H, Xu RH, Wainberg Z, Yahagi N, Lee YY, Singh R, Ryu MH, Ishihara R, Xiao Z, Kusano C, Grabsch HI, Hara H, Mukaisho KI, Makino T, Kanda M, Booka E, Suzuki S, Hatta W, Kato M, Maekawa A, Kawazoe A, Yamamoto S, Nakayama I, Narita Y, Yang HK, Yoshida M, Sano T
Gastric Cancer 2024 May;27(3):401-425. Epub 2024 Feb 22 doi: 10.1007/s10120-023-01457-3. PMID: 38386238Free PMC Article
Esophageal Cancer: Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging.
Betancourt-Cuellar SL, Benveniste MFK, Palacio DP, Hofstetter WL
Radiol Clin North Am 2021 Mar;59(2):219-229. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.11.008. PMID: 33551083
The evolution of surgical approach for esophageal cancer.
Gisbertz SS, Hagens ERC, Ruurda JP, Schneider PM, Tan LJ, Domrachev SA, Hoeppner J, van Berge Henegouwen MI
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2018 Dec;1434(1):149-155. Epub 2018 Sep 7 doi: 10.1111/nyas.13957. PMID: 30191569
Esophageal schwannoma.
Saito R, Kitamura M, Suzuki H, Ogawa J, Sageshima M
Ann Thorac Surg 2000 Jun;69(6):1947-9. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01282-0. PMID: 10892960
Transhiatal esophagectomy.
Zwischenberger JB, Sankar AB
Chest Surg Clin N Am 1995 Aug;5(3):527-42. PMID: 7583037

Therapy

Commentary: Gastrectomy or Esophagectomy for Gastroesophageal Junction Tumors: Are we Comparing Apples to Apples?
Nelson DB, Antonoff MB
Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2023 Winter;35(4):820-821. Epub 2022 Aug 18 doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2022.08.002. PMID: 35987441
Siewert III Adenocarcinoma: Still Searching for the Right Treatment Combination.
Tang A, Sohal D, McNamara M, Murthy SC, Raja S
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2020 Oct;29(4):647-653. Epub 2020 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2020.07.002. PMID: 32883464
Multimodality approaches for the curative treatment of esophageal cancer.
Jang R, Darling G, Wong RK
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2015 Feb;13(2):229-38. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2015.0029. PMID: 25691613
A case of cough and breathlessness.
Esterbrook G, Molyneux I, Clark AL, Morice AH
Thorax 2013 Mar;68(3):302-4. Epub 2012 Sep 12 doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202494. PMID: 22977131
Management of intrathoracic leaks following esophagectomy.
Martin LW, Hofstetter W, Swisher SG, Roth JA
Adv Surg 2006;40:173-90. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2006.05.010. PMID: 17163101

Prognosis

Is a Novel Nomogram Better Than TNM Staging at Predicting Survival in Siewert Type 2 Adenocarcinoma?
Song KJ, Arndt AT
Ann Surg Oncol 2019 May;26(5):1182-1183. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07242-w. PMID: 30771117
Management of Gastroesophageal Junction Tumors.
Okereke IC
Surg Clin North Am 2017 Apr;97(2):265-275. Epub 2017 Feb 14 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2016.11.004. PMID: 28325186
Esophageal wall rupture after EUS-FNA for mediastinal staging: report of two cases.
Ceuterick V, Decaluwé H, Coosemans W, Nafteux P, Van Veer H, Van Raemdonck D, De Leyn P
Acta Chir Belg 2016 Feb;116(1):48-50. doi: 10.1080/00015458.2016.1139825. PMID: 27385142
A case of cough and breathlessness.
Esterbrook G, Molyneux I, Clark AL, Morice AH
Thorax 2013 Mar;68(3):302-4. Epub 2012 Sep 12 doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202494. PMID: 22977131
Surgical management of gastroesophageal reflux disease/Barrett's esophagus.
D'Cunha J, Andrade RS, Maddaus MA
Minerva Chir 2011 Feb;66(1):7-19. PMID: 21389921

Clinical prediction guides

Patient-derived organoids for prediction of treatment response in oesophageal adenocarcinoma.
Bolger JC, Allen J, Radulovich N, Ng C, Derouet M, Shathasivam P, Wilson GW, Tsao MS, Elimova E, Darling GE, Yeung JC
Br J Surg 2024 Jan 3;111(1) doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad408. PMID: 38284787
Efficacy of an Esophageal Spacer for Spine Radiosurgery: First Experience.
Boerner T, Jin CJ, Harrington C, Bilsky MH, Yamada YJ, Molena D
Pract Radiat Oncol 2022 Jul-Aug;12(4):e312-e316. Epub 2022 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2022.02.010. PMID: 35272076Free PMC Article
Risk Prediction Model of 90-Day Mortality After Esophagectomy for Cancer.
D'Journo XB, Boulate D, Fourdrain A, Loundou A, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Gisbertz SS, O'Neill JR, Hoelscher A, Piessen G, van Lanschot J, Wijnhoven B, Jobe B, Davies A, Schneider PM, Pera M, Nilsson M, Nafteux P, Kitagawa Y, Morse CR, Hofstetter W, Molena D, So JB, Immanuel A, Parsons SL, Larsen MH, Dolan JP, Wood SG, Maynard N, Smithers M, Puig S, Law S, Wong I, Kennedy A, KangNing W, Reynolds JV, Pramesh CS, Ferguson M, Darling G, Schröder W, Bludau M, Underwood T, van Hillegersberg R, Chang A, Cecconello I, Ribeiro U Jr, de Manzoni G, Rosati R, Kuppusamy M, Thomas PA, Low DE; International Esodata Study Group
JAMA Surg 2021 Sep 1;156(9):836-845. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.2376. PMID: 34160587Free PMC Article
Is a Novel Nomogram Better Than TNM Staging at Predicting Survival in Siewert Type 2 Adenocarcinoma?
Song KJ, Arndt AT
Ann Surg Oncol 2019 May;26(5):1182-1183. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07242-w. PMID: 30771117
Management of intrathoracic leaks following esophagectomy.
Martin LW, Hofstetter W, Swisher SG, Roth JA
Adv Surg 2006;40:173-90. doi: 10.1016/j.yasu.2006.05.010. PMID: 17163101

Recent systematic reviews

Incidence of suicide death in patients with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Du L, Shi HY, Yu HR, Liu XM, Jin XH, Yan-Qian, Fu XL, Song YP, Cai JY, Chen HL
J Affect Disord 2020 Nov 1;276:711-719. Epub 2020 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.082. PMID: 32794450
Assessment of body composition and sarcopenia in patients with esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Boshier PR, Heneghan R, Markar SR, Baracos VE, Low DE
Dis Esophagus 2018 Aug 1;31(8) doi: 10.1093/dote/doy047. PMID: 29846548
Multimodality approaches for the curative treatment of esophageal cancer.
Jang R, Darling G, Wong RK
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2015 Feb;13(2):229-38. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2015.0029. PMID: 25691613
Omentoplasty for oesophagogastrostomy after oesophagectomy.
Yuan Y, Zeng X, Hu Y, Xie T, Zhao Y
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Oct 2;2014(10):CD008446. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008446.pub3. PMID: 25274134Free PMC Article
Longitudinal and circumferential resection margin in adenocarcinoma of distal esophagus and cardia.
Migliore M, Rassl D, Criscione A
Future Oncol 2014 Apr;10(5):891-901. doi: 10.2217/fon.13.241. PMID: 24799068

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