Early Recurrence and Death After Esophagectomy in Patients With Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

More than half of early death in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients after esophagectomy were still tumor recurrence related, especially hematogeneous spreading. The grade of differentiation, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, number of lymph node metastases, and marginal status are valuable prognostic factors in predicting early death.