Utility of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of regional lymph nodes that are proximal to and far from the primary distal esophageal carcinoma
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Implications of assessing the proximal and far para-tracheal or sub-carinal nodes (para-tracheal [PTN] or sub-carinal [SCN]) associated with lower primary esophageal carcinomas (ECs) are unclear. To evaluate the value of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for PTN and SCN, we analyzed results by positron emission tomography (PET) avidity, 4 EUS node malignancy features, and EUS-FNA results in all patients with Siewert's I or II EC. Of 133 patients (PTN, n=102; SCN, n=31) with EUS-FNA, 47 (35%) patients had malignant node, leading to treatment modifications. EUS-FNA diagnosed significantly more patients with malignant nodes (p=0.02) even when PET and EUS features were combined. Among 94 PET-negative and EUS-negative patients, 9 (10%) had malignant EUS-FNA. At a minimum follow-up of 1 year, only 3 (5%) of 62 patients with benign EUS-FNA had evidence of malignancy in the nodal area of prior EUS-FNA. Patients with malignant EUS-FNA independently had a much shorter overall survival (OS) than those with benign EUS-FNA (p<0.001). Our data suggest that a benign EUS-FNA is highly accurate and need not be pursued further. However, malignant EUS-FNA of PTN/SCN was independently prognostic, conferred a shorter OS, and altered the management of 35% of patients.
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