Table 1.

Criteria for esophagectomy in pT1 squamous cell carcinoma (Wiesbaden/Offenbach Center)

Infiltration depth sm1–sm3

Infiltration depth m3: individual discussion

Lymphovascular or microvascular infiltration (L1, V1)

Incomplete basal resection (R1)

Lymph node metastases (N+): preoperative radiochemotherapy