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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

Deboever N, Jones CM, Yamashita K, Ajani JA, Hofstetter WL
BMJ 2024 Jun 3;385:e074962. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-074962. PMID: 38830686
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
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

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
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
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
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
D'Cunha J, Andrade RS, Maddaus MA
Minerva Chir 2011 Feb;66(1):7-19. PMID: 21389921

Diagnosis

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
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
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
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
Zwischenberger JB, Sankar AB
Chest Surg Clin N Am 1995 Aug;5(3):527-42. PMID: 7583037

Therapy

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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
D'Cunha J, Andrade RS, Maddaus MA
Minerva Chir 2011 Feb;66(1):7-19. PMID: 21389921

Clinical prediction guides

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
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
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
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
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

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
Boshier PR, Heneghan R, Markar SR, Baracos VE, Low DE
Dis Esophagus 2018 Aug 1;31(8) doi: 10.1093/dote/doy047. PMID: 29846548
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
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
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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