TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Esophageal Cancer
A1  - Lin, Jules
A1  - Orringer, Mark B.
A2  - Yuh, David D.
A2  - Vricella, Luca A.
A2  - Yang, Stephen C.
A2  - Doty, John R.
PY  - 2014
T2  - Johns Hopkins Textbook of Cardiothoracic Surgery
AB  - EpidemiologyEsophageal  adenocarcinoma  is  the  fastest  growing  solid  malignancy  in  the  United  States.PathophysiologyBarrett  metaplasia  is  the  precursor  lesion  to  esophageal  adenocarcinoma.Clinical  featureMost  patients  presenting  with  symptoms  already  have  systemic  disease.DiagnosticIn  selecting  the  optimal  treatment,  endoscopic  ultrasound  is  an  important  tool  in  determining  the  depth  of  invasion  and  regional  nodal  involvement.TreatmentNeoadjuvant  chemoradiation  may  improve  survival  particularly  in  patients  with  a  complete  pathologic  response.PrognosisThe  stage  at  diagnosis  is  the  most  important  prognostic  factor.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/20
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1104586582
ER  -