Clinical Outcomes of Corrective Surgical Treatment for Esophageal Cancer

식도암의 외과적 근치 절제술에 대한 임상적 고찰

  • Ryu Se Min (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Jo Won Min (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Mok Young Jae (Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Kim Hyun Koo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Cho Yang Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Sohn Young-sang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Kim Hark Jei (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University) ;
  • Choi Young Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University)
  • 류세민 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 조원민 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 목영재 (고려대학교 의과대학 일반외과학교실) ;
  • 김현구 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 조양현 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 손영상 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김학제 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 최영호 (고려대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.12.01

Abstract

Background: Clinical outcomes of esophageal cancer have not been satisfactory in spite of the development of surgical skills and protocols of adjuvant therapy. We analyzed the results of corrective surgical patients for esophageal cancer from January 1992 to July 2002. Material and Method: Among 129 patients with esophageal cancer, this study was performed in 68 patients who received corrective surgery. The ratio of sex was 59 : 9 (male : female) and mean age was $61.07\pm7.36$ years old. Chief complaints of this patients were dysphagia, epigastric pain and weight loss, etc. The locations of esophageal cancer were 4 in upper esophagus, 36 in middle, 20 in lower, 8 in esophagogastric junction. 60 patients had squamous cell cancer and 7 had adenocarcinoma, and 1 had malignant melanoma. Five patients had neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Result: The postoperative stage I, IIA, IIB, III, IV patients were 7, 25, 12, 17 and 7, respectively. The conduit for replacement of esophagus were stomach (62 patients) and colon (6 patients). The neck anastomosis was performed in 28 patients and intrathoracic anastomosis in 40 patients. The technique of anastomosis were hand sewing method (44 patients) and stapling method (24 patients). One of the early complications was anastomosis leakage (3 patients) which had only radiologic leakage that recovered spontaneously. The anastomosis technique had no correlation with postoperative leakage, which stapling method (2 patients) and hand sewing method (1 patient). There were 3 respiratory failures, 6 pneumonia, 1 fulminant hepatitis, 1 bleeding and 1 sepsis. The 2 early postoperative deaths were fulminant hepatitis and sepsis. Among 68 patients, 23 patients had postoperative adjuvant therapy and 55 paitents were followed up. The follow up period was $23.73\pm22.18$ months ($1\~76$ month). There were 5 patients in stage I, 21 in stage 2A, 9 in stage IIB, 15 in stage III and 5 in stage IV. The 1, 3, 5 year survival rates of the patients who could be followed up completely was $58.43\pm6.5\%,\;35.48\pm7.5\%\;and\;18.81\pm7.7\%$, respectively. Statistical analysis showed that long-term survival difference was associated with a stage, T stage, and N stage (p<0.05) but not associated with histology, sex, anastomosis location, tumor location, and pre and postoperative adjuvant therapy. Conclusion: The early diagnosis, aggressive operative resection, and adequate postoperative treatment may have contributed to the observed increase in survival for esophageal cancer patients.

배경: 식도암의 조기 발견과 수술은 완치의 기회를 제공하지만 최근의 수술술기와 방사선 치료, 항암요법의 발달에도 불구하고 그 장기 성적은 만족할 만한 수준에 있지 못하다. 고려대학교 구로병원 흉부외과에서는 1992년부터 2002년 7월까지 10년간에 걸쳐 식도암의 근치수술을 시행한 환자를 대상으로 후향적 조사를 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 대상 환자는 식도암으로 외과적 처치가 필요하였던 129예 중 근치 수술을 시행 받은 68예의 경우만을 대상으로 하였다. 총 68명의 환자에서 남 여 비는 59:9, 나이는 $61\pm7.4$세였고 주된 증상은 연하곤란, 통증, 체중 감소 등이었다 식도암의 위치는 상부 4예, 중부 36예, 하부 20예, 위식도 경 계부위 8예였고, 세포형은 편평상피세포암이 대부분으로 60예, 선암이 7예, 흑색포암이 1예 있었다. 5명의 환자에서는 수술 전 항암 요법을 시행하였다. 결과 : 종양의 병기는 1기가 7예, 2A기가 25예, 2B기가 12예, 3기가 17예, 4기가 7예였다. 식도대용으로 사용한 장기는 위가 대부분으로 62예, 대장이 6예 있었고, 경부에서 문합이 28예, 흥부에서 문합이 40예 있었다. 문합은 자동 봉합기 사용이 24예, 수기 봉합이 44예였다. 수술 후 조기 합병증으로는 문합부 누출이 3예 있었지만 큰 문제없이 치료되었다. 누출된 예의 연결 방법은 자동 봉합기 사용이 2예, 수기 봉합이 1예로 통계학적으로 의미 있는 차이는 없었다. 2예에서 급성 간부전과 패혈증으로 인해 조기사망하였다. 수술 후 23명의 환자에서 평균 수술 후 $3\~5$개월 사이 항암 주사 및 방사선 요법의 병행 요법을 시행하였고 추적 관찰은 55명$(80.88\%)$의 환자에서 가능하였다. 기간은 1달에서 76개월 사이로 평균 $33.73\pm22.18$개월이었고, 이들 환자의 병기는 각각 1기가 5예, 2A기가 21예, 2B기가 9예, 3기가 15예, 4기가 5예였다. 수술사망환자를 포함한 추적관찰이 가능하였던 전체 환자의 생존율은 1년 $58.43\pm6.5\%$, 3년 $35.48\pm7.5\%$, 5년 $18.81\pm7.7\%$였고 최장 생존환자는 병기 1기로 108개월 째 추적관찰 중이다 세포형별, 성별, 문합위치별, 암의 위치, 술 전, 술 후 병합 요법의 시행과 생존율의 차이에는 통계학적 유의성이 없었지만 병기별, 71, 2, 3, 4 군간의 비교, N0과 Nl군간의 생존율의 차이는 통계학적 유의성이 있었다(p<0.05). 결론: 대개 식도암에 대한 치료는 고식적 치료가 많은 환자에서 이루어지고 있지만 조기 진단 및 적극적인 수술적 절제, 적절한 술 후 치료 등으로 장기 생존율을 높일 수 있다고 생각된다

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