Esophageal Cancer Staging.
10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.3.157
- Author:
Thomas W RICE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, USA. ricet@ccf.org
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Esophageal neoplasms;
Neoplasm staging;
Survival;
Histologic grade
- MeSH:
Esophageal Neoplasms*;
Joints;
Neoplasm Staging
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2015;48(3):157-163
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Accurate staging of esophageal cancer is very important to achieving optimal treatment outcomes. The AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) first published TNM esophageal cancer staging recommendations in the first edition of their staging manual in 1977. Thereafter, the staging of esophageal cancer was changed many times over the years. This article reviews the current status of staging of esophageal cancer.
