gastrointestinal disorders
Esophageal Cancer
Prognosis for Esophageal Cancer
Prognosis depends greatly on stage, but overall is poor (5-year survival:<5%) because many patients present with advanced disease. Patients with cancer restricted to the mucosa have about an 80% survival rate, which drops to<50% with submucosal involvement, 20% with extension to the muscularis propria, 7% with extension to adjacent structures, and<3% with distant metastases. 