Table 2.

Location and treatment recurrence of 171 patients with recurrent disease after esophagectomy with curative intent

	Recurrence (Total = 171) n (%)
Type of recurrence
Locoregional	27 (16)
Distant	76 (44)
Combined	68 (40)
Location distant recurrence
Liver	50 (15)
Lung	41 (13)
Abdominal lymph nodes	40 (12)
Retroperitoneal	40 (12)
Bone	30 (9)
Other	123 (38)
Number of locations with recurrence
1	49 (29)
2–3	62 (36)
>3	60 (35)
Type of management
Treatment focused on tumor reduction	62 (37)
Chemotherapy	24 (14)
Radiotherapy	11 (6)
Chemoradiation	13 (8)
Surgery	5 (3)
Surgery + chemotherapy	4 (2)
Surgery + radiotherapy	4 (2)
Other	1 (1)
Best supportive care	109 (63)
Condition	63 (37)
Patient wish	29 (17)
Toxicity	4 (2)
Location	4 (2)
Other	6 (4)
Unknown	3 (2)