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ReviewJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2010

Evaluation and treatment of superficial esophageal cancer.

Steven R DeMeester

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Review in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Emerging Concepts for the Endoscopic Management of Superficial Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2016
    Review
  5. Article
  6. Can the Risk of Lymph Node Metastases Be Gauged in Endoscopically Resected Submucosal Esophageal Adenocarcinomas? A Multi-Center Study.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2016
    Article
  7. Review
  8. Management of Esophageal Cancer.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2014
    Article
  9. Article
  10. DNA methylation as an adjunct to histopathology to detect prevalent, inconspicuous dysplasia and early-stage neoplasia in Barrett's esophagus.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2013
    Article
  11. Management strategies of Barrett's esophagus.World journal of gastroenterology · 2012
    Review
  12. Article
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Steven R DeMeesterDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. sdemeester@surgery.usc.edu
University of Southern California · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAdenocarcinoma of the esophagus is the fastest increasing cancer in the USA, and an increasing number of patients are identified with early-stage disease. The evaluation and treatment of these superficial cancers differs from local and regionally advanced lesions.

methodsThis paper is a review of the current methods to diagnose, stage, and treat superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma.

resultsIntramucosal adenocarcinoma can be effectively treated with endoscopic resection techniques and with less morbid surgical options including a vagal-sparing esophagectomy. However, submucosal lesions are associated with a significant risk for lymph node metastases and are best treated with esophagectomy and lymphadenectomy. DISCUSSION: There has been a major shift in the treatment for Barrett's high-grade dysplasia and superficial esophageal adenocarcinoma in the past 10 years. New therapies minimize the morbidity and mortality of traditional forms of esophagectomy and in some cases allow esophageal preservation. Individualization of therapy will allow maximization of successful outcome and quality of life with minimization of complications and recurrence of Barrett's or cancer.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaBarrett EsophagusEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagoscopyEsophagusGastroesophageal RefluxHumansNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingQuality of Life

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PMID19760303
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