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. 2014 Jul;6(7):949–957. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.07.14

Table 3. Patterns of recurrence after esophagectomya.

Patterns of recurrence Cases
Local-regional recurrenceb (n=138)
     Cervical 43
     Mediastinal 95
     Abdominal 11
     Anastomotic 13
Distant metastasesc (n=66)
     Lung 21
     Liver 18
     Bone 15
     Brain 4
     Subcutaneous 4
     Adrenal 3
     Stomach 2
     Pleura 3
     Peritoneum 1

a, Local-regional recurrence and distant metastasis were recognized simultaneously in 14 patients. These patients were classified into distant metastases group; b, recurrence in multiple areas were recognized in 23 patients; c, metastases in multiple distant organs were recognized in 5 patients.