Multidisciplinary collaboration improving surgical effect of the esophagogastric junction tumor

VernacularTitle:多学科合作提高食管胃结合部肿瘤的外科疗效
Author: Hui LI ¹ ; Bin YOU
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1. 100020,首都医科大学附属北京朝阳医院胸外科
Keywords: Esophagogastric junction neoplasms; Multidisciplinary collaboration; Surgical procedures,operative; Comprehensive therapy
From: Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2018;17(8):782-787
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Esophagogastric junction (EGJ) tumor involves thoracic and celiac cavities due to special lesion location,and its epidemiology and clinical characteristics are different from that of esophageal cancer and gastric cancer.There are many controversies on the etiology,location,staging and surgical treatment of EGJ tumor in the digestive surgery field.Surgical resection is a core method for EGJ tumor,but different surgical procedures are much controverted between thoracic surgery and abdominal surgery.Authors updated the cognition of EGJ tumor and summarized the research progress of surgical treatment through reviewing the recent literatures.