Table 5 Patient follow up
Adenocarcinoma (number of patients) | Resection risk profile | Follow up |
|---|---|---|
Intramucosal adenocarcinoma, EAC T1a (n = 24) | ||
R0 resection and low risk features (n = 17) | Endoscopic surveillance | |
R0 resection and high risk features (n = 1) | Endoscopic surveillance for 27 months, developed recurrence and underwent esophagectomy | |
R1 resection and low risk features (n = 6) | 2 patients followed by endoscopic surveillance | |
2 patients underwent esophagectomy | ||
2 patients underwent ESD ×2 | ||
Submucosal adenocarcinoma EAC T1b (n = 18) | R0 resection and low risk features (n = 3) | Endoscopic surveillance |
R0 resection and high risk features (n = 4) | 1 patient followed by endoscopic surveillance | |
2 patients underwent esophagectomy | ||
1 patient developed liver metastasis | ||
R1 resection and low risk features (n = 5) | 4 patients followed by endoscopic surveillance | |
1 patient underwent esophagectomy | ||
R1 resection and high risk features (n = 6) | 4 patients underwent esophagectomy | |
2 patients got chemoradiation (ESD was a debulking procedure) | ||