Minimally invasive esophagectomy drives a decade-long decline in upper mediastinal recurrence after esophageal cancer surgery: a real-world, single-center cohort study
The study demonstrated a consistent decline in local recurrence rates over the past decade, particularly in upper mediastinal lymph nodes. The adoption of minimally invasive surgical techniques, improvements in perioperative management, and the evolving role of neoadjuvant therapy likely contributed to this trend.
Authors
- Jishan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7520-9034)
- Gongchao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6995-3334)
- Shifa Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8102-1318)
- Junhui Sun
- Haibo Cai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6312-5439)
- Anbin Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6574-8218)
- Yutao Wei
- Kaize Zhong
Institutions
- Shandong Provincial Hospital (CN)
- Jining First People's Hospital (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University (CN)
- Jining Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2025-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1711115
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00