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Surgical Therapy of Early Carcinoma of the Esophagus

Author(s) -

Michael Pauthner,

Thomas Haist,

M. Mann,

Dietmar Lorenz

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

visceral medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 2297-475X

pISSN - 2297-4725

DOI - 10.1159/000441049

Subject(s) - medicine , lymphovascular invasion , esophageal cancer , esophagus , lymph node , dissection (medical) , stage (stratigraphy) , carcinoma , metastasis , esophageal neoplasm , endoscopic mucosal resection , lymphatic system , oncology , cancer , gastroenterology , pathology , surgery , endoscopy , paleontology , biology

The modern therapy of early esophageal carcinomas (pT1) requires an excellent cooperation between experienced gastroenterologists, pathologists, and esophageal surgeons. While endoscopic resection (ER) is accepted as the standard curative treatment for mucosal esophageal carcinomas, submucosal tumors are regarded as a strict indication for surgery. There is an ongoing discussion about the operative approach and the extent of lymph node dissection in these cases.

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