Current status of multidisciplinary management for adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-9752.2016.03.002
- VernacularTitle:多学科团队在食管胃结合部腺癌诊断与治疗中的应用现状
- Author:
Hui CAO
;
Jiangfeng QIU
;
Enhao ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Esophagogastric junction neoplasms;
Adenocarcinoma;
Multidisciplinary team;
Diagnosis;
Therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery
2016;15(3):211-215
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The incidence of adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction is increasing worldwide during recent decades.The therapeutic strategies have been transformed from surgery alone to multimodal treatments involing also perioperative chemoradiotherapy.Although there are still many problems on preoperative staging,surgical approach,excisional extent and perioperative chemoradiotherapy regimen,multidisciplinary team collaboration can provide an optimal diagnosis and treatment to achieve the principles of standardization and individualization in malignant tumor,which will prolong the survival and improve the quality of life for every patient.
