Changing trends in the proportion of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction in a large tertiary referral center in Japan

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1662-1665

  Kusano, Chika ^a   Gotoda, Takuji ^a   Khor, Christopher J ^b   Katai, Hitoshi ^a   Kato, Hoichi ^a   Taniguchi, Hirokazu ^a   Shimoda, Tadakazu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b University Hospital   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Barrett's esophagus; Esophagogastric junction; Helicobacter pylori

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION ADENOCARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 56549110778     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05572.x     Document Type: Article

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