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Higher clinical suspicion is needed for prompt diagnosis of esophageal adenocarcinoma in young patients

Author(s) -

Tamar Nobel,

Michael Curry,

Renee L. Gennarelli,

David R. Jones,

Daniela Molena

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.458

H-Index - 192

eISSN - 1085-8687

pISSN - 0022-5223

DOI - 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.03.095

Subject(s) - medicine , adenocarcinoma , esophagus , esophageal cancer , retrospective cohort study , disease , stage (stratigraphy) , incidence (geometry) , cohort , young adult , cancer , barrett's esophagus , surgery , paleontology , physics , optics , biology

Esophageal cancer is considered a disease of the elderly. Although the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in young patients is increasing, current guidelines for endoscopic evaluation of gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's esophagus include age as a cutoff. There is a paucity of data on the presentation and treatment of esophageal cancer in young patients. Most studies are limited by small sample sizes, and conflicting findings are reported regarding delayed diagnosis and survival compared with older patients.

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