Open AccessMargin Positivity in Resectable Esophageal Cancer: Are there Modifiable Risk Factors?
Author(s) -
Cary Jo R. Schlick,
Rhami Khorfan,
David D. Odell,
Ryan P. Merkow,
David J. Bentrem
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-019-08176-z
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagectomy , quartile , confidence interval , odds ratio , esophageal cancer , surgical oncology , resection margin , logistic regression , cancer , neoadjuvant therapy , surgical margin , surgery , breast cancer , resection
Patients with esophageal cancer have poor overall survival, with positive resection margins worsening survival. Margin positivity rates are used as quality measures in other malignancies, but modifiable risk factors are necessary to develop actionable targets for improvement. Our objectives were to (1) evaluate trends in esophageal cancer margin positivity, and (2) identify modifiable patient/hospital factors associated with margin positivity.