ReviewSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
Early squamous neoplasia of the esophagus: The endoscopic approach to diagnosis and management.
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- The Value of Virtual Chromoendoscopy in the Workup of Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Current oncology reports · 2020Pooled it
- Innovative staining for endoscopic screening of early esophageal cancer and precancerous lesions: a preclinical study.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Novel milestones for early esophageal carcinoma: From bench to bed.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Article
- Latest Advances in Endoscopic Detection of Oesophageal and Gastric Neoplasia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Prediction of Response to Chemoradiotherapy by Dynamic Changes of Circulating Exosome Levels in Patients with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.International journal of nanomedicine · 2024Article
- Long-term results of an endoscopic screening program for superficial esophageal cancer in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Endoscopy international open · 2022Article
- Advanced endoscopic imaging for detecting and guiding therapy of early neoplasias of the esophagus.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2020Review
- Does a history of head and neck cancer affect outcome of endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma?Endoscopy international open · 2020Article
- Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Seborrheic Keratosis-Like Lesion of the Esophagus: A New Entity?Turk patoloji dergisi · 2020Article
- Role of endoscopic therapy in early esophageal cancer.World journal of gastroenterology · 2018Article
- The white substance may be a potential endoscopic marker for flat esophageal mucosal neoplastic lesions: A new endoscopic observation.Medicine · 2018Article
- A novel rapid quantitative method reveals stathmin-1 as a promising marker for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Cancer medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
Considerable focus has been placed on esophageal adenocarcinoma in the last 10 years because of its rising incidence in the West. However, squamous cell cancer (SCC) continues to be the most common type of esophageal cancer in the rest of the world. The detection of esophageal SCC (ESCC) in its early stages can lead to early endoscopic resection and cure. The increased incidence of ESCC in high-risk groups, such as patients with head and neck squamous cancers, highlights the need for screening programs. Lugol's iodine chromoendoscopy remains the gold standard technique in detecting early ESCC, however, safer techniques such as electronic enhancement or virtual chromoendoscopy would be ideal. In addition to early detection, these new "push-button" technological advancements can help characterize early ESCC, thereby further aiding the diagnostic accuracy and facilitating resection. Endoscopic resection (ER) of early ESCC with negligible risk of lymph node metastases has been widely accepted as an effective therapeutic strategy because it offers similar success rates when compared to esophagectomy, but carries lesser morbidity and mortality. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is the preferred technique of ER in lesions larger than 15 mm because it provides higher rates of en bloc resections and lower local recurrence rates when compared to endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR).
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