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

Whereas the incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus is slightly decreasing,
adenocarcinoma shows a strong increase. Currently, the rate of pT1 tumors of both entities …

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

Five hundred and eighty-five patients with carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus underwent
resection of the esophagus in the surgical department in which we work since 1965. The …

Endoscopic resection (ER) for early (pT1) esophageal adenocarcinoma can be justified if
the rate of coexisting lymph node (LN) metastasis is less than the mortality rate from …

Simple Summary Virtually all early (T1) esophageal cancers can be resected
endoscopically. However, the presence of histologic criteria on the resection specimen …

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 …

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

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 Knowledge of factors related to outcome is vital for the selection of therapeutic
alternatives for patients with early (T1) esophageal adenocarcinoma. This study was …