Open AccessDetection and management of oligometastatic disease in oesophageal cancer and identification of prognostic factors: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Sara Jamel,
Karina Tukanova,
Sheraz R. Markar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i9.741
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , oncology , disease , metastasis , radiation therapy , lung cancer , pathological , survival rate
Oesophageal cancer is the eighth most common cancer worldwide. The prognosis of oesophageal cancer patients still remains poor. The 5-year survival rate rarely exceeds 5% in case of metastatic disease. Some patients may however present with oligometastasis which can be treated with loco-regional therapy.