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Surgical Resection of Hypopharynx and Cervical Esophageal Cancer with a History of Esophagectomy for Thoracic Esophageal Cancer

Annals of Surgical Oncology volume 21, pages 1175–1181 (2014)Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Cancer of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus (PhCe cancer) frequently develops synchronously or metachronously with esophageal cancer. The surgical approach is usually difficult, especially in metachronous PhCe cancer after esophagectomy. The purpose of this study was to clarify the treatment outcomes of patients with metachronous PhCe cancer with a history of esophagectomy.

Methods

The subjects evaluated in this study were 14 patients with metachronous PhCe cancer who underwent pharyngo-laryngo-esophagectomy after subtotal esophagectomy and gastric tube pull-up for primary esophageal cancer.

Results

Definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT; radiation dose >50 Gy) was performed for primary laryngeal (n = 1), pharyngeal (n = 2), esophageal (n = 1), and recurrent esophageal cancer (n = 2). For seven patients with metachronous PhCe cancer, induction CRT (radiation dose <40 Gy) was performed. In all 14 patients, pharyngo-laryngo-esophagectomy was followed by free jejunal graft interposition with reconstruction of the jejunal vessels. Although postoperative complications developed in four patients, no perioperative death or necrosis of the reconstructed free jejunum occurred. The 2- and 5-year overall survival rates were 84 and 50 %, respectively.

Conclusions

Pharyngo-laryngo-esophagectomy with free jejunal transfer is considered to be safe for metachronous PhCe cancer, even in patients with a history of CRT and esophagectomy.

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This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology of Japan.

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  1. Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Satoshi Ida MD, PhD, Masaru Morita MD, PhD, FACS, Yukiharu Hiyoshi MD, PhD, Keisuke Ikeda MD, Koji Ando MD, PhD, Yasue Kimura MD, PhD, Hiroshi Saeki MD, PhD, Eiji Oki MD, PhD, Tetsuya Kusumoto MD, PhD & Yoshihiko Maehara MD, PhD, FACS

  2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Sei Yoshida MD, PhD & Torahiko Nakashima MD, PhD

  3. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

    Satoshi Ida MD, PhD, Yukiharu Hiyoshi MD, PhD, Masayuki Watanabe MD, PhD, FACS & Hideo Baba MD, PhD, FACS

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Ida, S., Morita, M., Hiyoshi, Y. et al. Surgical Resection of Hypopharynx and Cervical Esophageal Cancer with a History of Esophagectomy for Thoracic Esophageal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 21, 1175–1181 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-013-3454-z

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Keywords

  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
  • Gastric Tube
  • Cervical Esophagus
  • Cervical Anastomosis