Definitive salvage radiation therapy and chemoradiation therapy for lymph node oligo-recurrence of esophageal cancer: a Japanese multi-institutional study of 237 patients

Abstract

LN oligo-recurrence following treatment for esophageal cancer was not a terminal-stage event. Moreover, cure may be possible by chemoradiation therapy with a long DFI (≥12 months) and small size (≤22 mm).