Three-field dissection is preferred for upper thoracic or midthoracic esophageal cancer because of improved survival, acceptable mortality and morbidity rates, and good postoperative course and quality of life.
Glutamine supplementation is beneficial in preventing deficiencies of glutamine and glutathione and in improving protein metabolism in tumor-bearing rats.
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