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1. Surgical management of esophageal cancer Richard I. Whyte, MD, MBA
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Stanford University Medical Center
2. Epidemiology and Demographics Esophageal cancer is not particularly common but incidence is rising
rate of increase has outstripped all other tumors
adenocarcinoma has replaced squamous as most frequent type of esophageal neoplasm
increase in adenocarcinoma related to Barrett’s mucosa
10. BARRETT’S ESOPHAGUS “INTESTINAL METAPLASIA”
incidence of Barrett’s:
0.45-2.2% of all upper endoscopies
12% of endoscopies for reflux
0.4% of general population
approx. 700,000 people in U.S.
13. Clinical Presentation Dysphagia
Odynophagia
Retrosternal or epigastric pain
Hoarseness (recc. nerve palsy)
14. Evaluation History and Physical
Barium swallow
Endoscopy
CT
EUS
Bone scan
PET
15. Diagnosis / evaluation
20. Staging – T status Tis…carcinoma in situ; same as Barrett’s w/ high-grade dysplasia
T1…invades lamina propria or submucosa
T2…muscularis propria
T3…invades adventitia
T4…adjacent structures
21. Staging – N Status N0…No regional node metastases
N1…1-2 regional node metastases
N2…3-6 regional nodes
N3…7 or more regional nodes
23. Esophageal Cancer Treatment Surgery
Preoperative chemo-Radiation
Postoperative chemo’ (+/- rad’)
Chemo’ alone
Radiation alone
Definitive chemo-radiation
Palliative treatment (stenting, etc)
24. Esophagectomy Ivor-Lewis…laparotomy, right thoracotomy, +/- neck incision
Transhiatal esophagectomy
Left thoracotomy (thoracoabdominal)
En bloc (radical) esophagectomy
Minimally invasive
Robotic
25. Esophagectomy – options Route
Substernal
Mediastinal
Subcutaneous
Extent of resection
Standard
Radical
26. Surgical Options
27. Surgical Options-Choices Conduit
Stomach
Colon
Small bowel
Location of conduit
Location of anastomosis
neck
Chest
Type of anastomosis
Hand-sewn
stapled
28. Surgical Options-Choices Conduit
Stomach
Colon
Small bowel
Location of conduit
Location of anastomosis
neck
Chest
Type of anastomosis
Hand-sewn
stapled
29. Transhiatal esophagectomy Popularized by Orringer
Utilizes transhiatal and cervical approaches to mobilize intrathoracic esophagus
Potential advantages of less pain, fewer pulmonary complications, lower anastomotic leak morbidity
34. Ivor Lewis Esophagogastrectomy Laparotomy & Right Thoracotomy
Named after a Welsh surgeon (1895-1982)
37. Left thoracoabdominal
38. Minimally invasive (or robotic) Modification of Ivor Lewis or transhiatal
Laparoscopy, VATS, thoracic or neck anastomosis
43. EMR relies on early detection
Relies on pathologic examination and negative margins
Relationship between depth of invasion and likelihood of nodal involvement
Applicable to squamous and adeno’
Follow-up endoscopies necessary
Will likely result in lower mortality but higher recurrence