1998年1月至2001年12月我们采用右腋下小切口为胸部入路治疗胸上段食管癌32例,与传统手术方法相比有一定特点,现总结报告如下。1资料与方法1.1一般资料本组胸上段食管癌32例均经病理学诊断证实,1998年1月至2001年12月我们将胸上段食管癌患者随机分为右腋下小切口入路与传统手术 January 1998 to December 2001 we use the right axillary small incision for the treatment of upper thoracic esophageal cancer in 32 cases, compared with the traditional surgical methods have some characteristics, are summarized as follows. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information Thoracic esophageal cancer in this group of 32 cases were confirmed by pathological diagnosis, from January 1998 to December 2001 we will be upper esophageal cancer patients were randomly divided into the right axillary small incision approach and the traditional surgery