The indications for endoscopic resection (ER) in esophageal cancer are limited to cases
without lymph node metastasis because it is a local therapy. The relationship between …

The indications for endoscopic treatment are limited to cases without lymph node
metastasis, because it is only a local therapy. The relationship between cancer depth and …

Abstract According to Japan Esophageal Society guidelines for the treatment of esophageal
cancer, the absolute indication for endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is defined as m1 …

In Japan, the majority of esophageal cancers are squamous cell carcinomas. Because no
lymph node metastasis was reported in squamous cell carcinomas limited to the …

Although surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment for resectable esophageal cancer, it
is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Endoscopic resection, including …

Background: Recently the accumulated clinical experience and formal outcome studies
have suggested a satisfactory prognosis following endoscopic resection (ER), and ER is …

Limited surgery, esophagectomy without thoracotomy or endoscopic mucosal resection
(EMR), is indicated for mucosal cancer of the esophagus without lymph node metastasis …

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
techniques have reduced the need for surgery in early esophageal and gastric cancers and …

Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is at present the only endoscopic ablation treatment
that provides a specimen for histologic analysis. By histologic precise evaluation of the …

In the United States and Europe, the focus of endoscopic treatment for esophageal cancer
has been the palliative management of advanced cancers. In Japan, where cancers of the …