Objectives: Endoscopic local procedures are increasingly applied in patients with superficial
esophageal cancer as an alternative to radical oncologic resection. The objective of this …

Endoscopic resection (ER) allows for local therapy of superficial esophageal cancers.
Factors reported to be associated with an increased risk of lymph node metastases in …

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic resection and ablation have advanced the treatment of
intramucosal esophageal adenocarcinoma and have been promoted as definitive therapy …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is controversy over the outcomes of esophageal
adenocarcinoma with superficial submucosal invasion. We evaluated the impact of depth of …

Results: The rates of lymph-node metastasis were 0% for the 16 mucosal carcinomas and
45% for the 44 submucosal carcinomas (P< 0.01). There were no significant differences in …

Objective Endoscopic treatment of superficial esophageal carcinoma has been increasingly
conducted around the world. Because no lymph nodes are removed in such a procedure …

Background Endoscopic approaches are gradually considered as a reliable treatment of
intramucosal esophageal squamous carcinoma. However, endoscopic resection (ER) is …

BACKGROUND Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is a less invasive localized treatment
for patients with esophageal carcinoma. However, indications for EMR use in cases of …

Objective: To accurately document the incidence of lymph node metastases (LNM) in early
esophageal adenocarcinoma with regard to the depth of invasion of the mucosa or …

Introduction The risk of lymph node metastases (LNM) in submucosal esophageal
adenocarcinoma (EAC) patients is subject to debate. These patients might be treated …