OBJECTIVE To identify and describe clinicopathologic prognostic factors in patients with
esophageal adenocarcinoma who underwent surgical resection with curative intent …

Whether squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and adenocarcinoma (ADC) of the esophagus
differ in their natural history and treatment outcome remains controversial. The aim of the …

A study was made of treatment policies for superficial cancer in 1,982 cases in Japan from
1966 to 1989, and on 45 cases experienced in our department. The majority of epithelial …

BACKGROUND Despite increasingly radical surgery for esophageal carcinoma, a large
number of patients still experience recurrent disease soon after operation. The current study …

Background The aim of this retrospective study is to analyze recurrence and death within 1
year after esophagectomy in patients with esophageal carcinoma. Methods The records of …

Early oesophageal cancer has been extensively studied in Far-Eastern countries, where its
prevalence is high. A multicentre survey was conducted within the Groupe Européen pour …

Between 1985 and 1992 a total of 403 patients with resected thoracic esophageal
squamous cell carcinoma were evaluated histopathologically, and various pathologic …

BACKGROUND The current TNM classification system does not consider tumor length or the
number of lymph nodes in the staging and classification scheme for patients with …

A prospective study was performed to clarify the surgical outcome of patients with
esophageal carcinoma who would benefit from induction chemotherapy followed by surgery …

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 …