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Predicting outcomes in oesophagogastric junction cancer

Unexpected horizontal tumor spread significantly impacts outcomes for patients with oesophagogastric junction (OGJ) cancer, influencing surgical decisions.

  • Patients with long pathological margins (δpm > 8mm) and long distal margins (δdm > 3mm) faced worse recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS).
  • The long margin group was identified as an independent risk factor for poor RFS and OS.

Intraoperative frozen section analysis can guide additional resections to improve patient outcomes.

Journal Article by Hu Q, Ohashi M (…) Nunobe S et 5 al. in BJS Open

© The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of BJS Foundation Ltd.

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