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Prognostic significance of perioperative blood transfusions in resectable thoracic esophageal cancer.
M Tachibana
1 ,
H Tabara ,
T Kotoh ,
S Kinugasa ,
D K Dhar ,
Y Hishikawa ,
R Masunaga ,
H Kubota ,
N Nagasue
Mar 1999
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Abstract
The perioperative blood transfusions have been associated with tumor recurrence and decreased survival in various types of alimentary tract cancer. There exist, however, contradictory studies showing no relationship between blood transfusions and survival. For patients with esophageal cancer, only one report suggested that blood transfusions did not by itself decrease the chance of cure after esophagectomy.