Hi all, 

My grey matter has been pondering again.....

My 56 yr old husband diagnosed with stage t2a n0m0 2 weeks ago. It is 2 cm  We’ve been told pre op chemo then oesophagectomy.

okay. 

We have talked to a few people through Macmillan et al . They say the chemo is used to shrink the beast then chop.

but I am wondering (maybe pie in sky) that if the chemo shrinks it and little is left (fingers x) then what would

1) be the point of an oesophagectomy 

2)could it be a partial one

3) could it be an endoscopic one

obviously we would like to avoid the oesophagectomy if poss.

Anyone experienced this type of thing

best wishes.