Esophageal Cancer Staging

Nov 27, 2016 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Esophageal Cancer Staging

Fig. 6.1 7th edition TNM classifications. T is classified as Tis: high-grade dysplasia; T1 cancer invades lamina propria, muscularis mucosae, or submucosa, T2 cancer invades muscularis propria, T3 cancer invades…

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Barrett’s Esophagus: Diagnosis and Management

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Fig. 4.1 Endoscopic image of short-segment Barrett’s esophagus without nodularity. Prague C1M2 Several types of columnar epithelium can be found in the biopsy samples of suspected BE including gastric-fundic type,…

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Radiologic Assessment of Esophageal Cancer

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Fig. 7.1 Barium esophagogram of a patient with esophageal cancer shows abrupt narrowing of esophagus and focal areas of ulceration (arrow) with stricture Staging Clinical staging tools include esophagoscopy with…

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Principles of Radiation Therapy

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Study No. of patients Radiation dose (Gy) Chemotherapy 2-year survival (%) Araujo et al. [44] 28 50 None 22 31 50 5-FU, MMC, Bleo 38 Smith et al. [45] 62…

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Cellular and Molecular Biology of Esophageal Cancer

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Fig. 2.1 Histological features of esophageal cancer prepared by formalin fixation and paraffin embedding reveal a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with good histological detail In recent years, the use of…

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