Table 4.
Details of surgery in Japanese patients with resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with docetaxel, nedaplatin, and 5‐fluorouracil
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical approach | ||
| Thoracoscopic surgery | 20 | 80.0 |
| Right thoracotomy | 5 | 20.0 |
| Residual tumora | ||
| R0 | 25 | 100 |
| R1/R2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Postoperative 30‐d mortality | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pathological tumor responseb | ||
| 0 | 2 | 8.0 |
| 1a | 5 | 20.0 |
| 1b | 2 | 8.0 |
| 2 | 8 | 32.0 |
| 3 | 8 | 32.0 |
| Post‐therapy T stagea | ||
| ypT0 | 8 | 32.0 |
| ypT1 | 8 | 32.0 |
| ypT2 | 2 | 8.0 |
| ypT3 | 6 | 24.0 |
| ypT4 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Post‐therapy N stagea | ||
| ypN0 | 15 | 60.0 |
| ypN1 | 7 | 28.0 |
| ypN2 | 2 | 8.0 |
| ypN3 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Post‐therapy ypStagea | ||
| ypStage 0 | 6 | 24.0 |
| ypStage IA | 5 | 20.0 |
| ypStage IB | 0 | 0.0 |
| ypStage IIA | 4 | 16.0 |
| ypStage IIB | 6 | 24.0 |
| ypStage IIIA | 0 | 0.0 |
| ypStage IIIB | 2 | 8.0 |
| ypStage IIIC | 2 | 8.0 |
| Surgical complication | ||
| Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy | 4 | 16.0 |
| Anastomotic leakage | 1 | 4.0 |
| Chylothorax | 1 | 4.0 |
| Gastrointestinal anastomotic stenosis | 4 | 16.0 |
| Wound infection | 2 | 8.0 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 4.0 |
| Subcutaneous emphysema | 1 | 4.0 |
a
According to the UICC TNM system (7th edition).
b
According to the Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer (10th edition).