Background Early squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and early adenocarcinoma (AC) of the
esophagus are potentially curable diseases. The crucial point in treatment is that the depth …

BACKGROUND: Early squamous cell carcinoma and early adenocarcinoma of the
esophagus are potentially curable diseases. Limited surgical procedures are carried out as …

Current treatment recommendations for early esophageal adenocarcinoma range from
radical esophagectomy with extensive lymphadenectomy, limited surgical resection …

Early carcinomas of the esophagus are histologically classified as adenocarcinoma or
squamous cell carcinoma and microscopically subdivided into mucosal and submucosal …

Background: The modern therapy of early esophageal carcinomas (pT1) requires an
excellent cooperation between experienced gastroenterologists, pathologists, and …

At present there are no clear guidelines for the treatment of early esoph-ageal cancer,
probably because the early tumor stages were seen infrequently in the past [1–5]. Because …

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

Background: Over the past two decades the management of esophageal cancer has
changed from the treatment of patients with advanced staged squamous cell cancers to …

Better outcomes for digestive tract cancers are likely to be possible if the tumors are detected
in their earliest stages, particularly when they exist as mucosal lesions without lymph node …

Clinico-pathological results of patients with superficial esophageal cancer was reviewed to
determine the indications of endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) for esophageal cancer as …