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ReviewAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2024

Surgical and Perioperative Treatments for Esophagogastric Junction Cancer.

Yoshitomo Yanagimoto, Yukinori Kurokawa, Yuichiro Doki

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Review in Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Yoshitomo YanagimotoDepartment of Surgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan.
Yukinori KurokawaDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Yuichiro DokiDepartment of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophagogastric junction cancer (EGJC) is a rare malignant disease that occurs in the gastroesophageal transition zone. In recent years, its incidence has been rapidly increasing not only in Western countries but also in East Asia, and it has been attracting the attention of both clinicians and researchers. EGJC has a worse prognosis than gastric cancer (GC) and is characterized by complex lymphatic drainage pathways in the mediastinal and abdominal regions. EGJC was previously treated in the same way as GC or esophageal cancer, but, in recent years, it has been treated as an independent malignant disease, and treatment focusing only on EGJC has been developed. A recent multicenter prospective study revealed the frequency of lymph node metastasis by station and established the optimal extent of lymph node dissection. In perioperative treatment, the combination of multi-drug chemotherapy, radiation therapy, molecular targeted therapy, and immunotherapy is expected to improve the prognosis. In this review, we summarize previous clinical trials and their important evidence on surgical and perioperative treatments for EGJC.

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Esophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyEsophagogastric JunctionChemotherapy, AdjuvantGastrectomyHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph Node ExcisionNeoadjuvant TherapyRisk FactorsStomach NeoplasmsTreatment Outcomeesophagogastric junction cancerlymphatic flowminimally invasive surgeryperioperative treatmentsurgery

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PMCPMC11196162

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