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Introduction Survival after a diagnosis of brain metastasis in non-small-cell lung cancer (nsclc) is generally poor.

HighlightsThe anastomotic leakage rate was 12% and the stricture rate was 22%.Patients with higher anastomotic complications rates had a significant higher mean dose of radiation to the esophagus below the level of the azygous vein.We did not find a difference in mean gastric doses in patients who did/did not have an anastomotic complication.Anastomotic complications did not affect survival outcomes.

In 2008, cancer overtook cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in Canada. [...]