Endoscopic and surgical resection of T1a/T1b esophageal neoplasms: A systematic review

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1424-1437

  Sgourakis, George ^a,b   Gockel, Ines ^a   Lang, Hauke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Controversies in treatment; Deep third submucosal layer; Dysplasia; Endoscopic gastrointestinal surgery; Endoscopic gastrointestinal surgical procedures; Endoscopic resection; Esophageal cancer; Lymph node dissection; Lymphatic invasion; Middle third submucosal layer; Mucosal infiltration; Recurrent tumor; Squamous cell carcinoma; Submucosal involvement; Submucosal layer; Superficial esophageal cancer; Superficial submucosal layer; Vascular invasion

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; DYSPLASIA; ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MORBIDITY; MOUTH CANCER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 84875107360     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i9.1424     Document Type: Article

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