<正> During a 32-year period from 1952 to 1984,we operated upon 3,675 cases of esophageal carcinoma. This paper presents our experience. All 3,675 cases were explored with the tumor resected in 3,065, the resectability rate being 83.4%. Death within 30 days after resection occurred in 168 of the series, a 5.5% post-