Transhiatal Esophagectomy

Jan 6, 2019 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Transhiatal Esophagectomy

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Surgery, either alone or in combination with other therapeutic options (chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy), remains an essential component of a multimodality approach to midstage esophageal cancer and…

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Early Gastric Cancer: Local, Endoscopic Options

Jan 6, 2019 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Early Gastric Cancer: Local, Endoscopic Options

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen As the technology continues to evolve, endoscopy has become not only an imaging modality but also a therapeutic instrument as one of the minimally invasive treatment…

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Palliation of Incurable Esophageal Cancer

Jan 6, 2019 by in ONCOLOGY Comments Off on Palliation of Incurable Esophageal Cancer

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Generally, cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction carries with it a poor prognosis. The expected 5-year survival with esophageal cancer is 40%, 21%, and 4%,…

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