Overview
- Provides detailed coverage of etiology, pathogenesis, classification, and clinical staging
- Focuses in particular on state of the art treatment techniques, ranging from endoscopic mucosal resections or limited surgical resections to multimodality treatment options
- Discusses molecular response prediction, early metabolic response evaluation, the diagnosis of micrometastases, and the use of sentinel node technology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research (RECENTCANCER, volume 182)
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
Among malignant tumors, adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction show the highest increase in incidence over the past three decades in Western industrialized countries. This special volume, with contributions from experts in the field, covers all aspects of the disease. Etiology, pathogenesis, classification, and clinical staging are discussed, and there is special emphasis on state of the art treatment techniques. The latter range from endoscopic mucosal resections or limited surgical resections for early cancers to multimodality treatment options for locally advanced tumors. Emerging quality issues in surgical management are addressed. Detailed attention is also paid to other important recent developments, including molecular response prediction, early metabolic response evaluation by PET and PET-CT, the diagnosis of micrometastases, and the use of sentinel node technology. This volume will be of interest to all clinicians concerned with the diagnosis and management of this malignancy.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction provides today’s most comprehensive and tailored description of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, staging, and therapy of malignancy of a single region within the upper digestive tract. … The chapters are succinct and well written, and the topics follow a logical progression of thought. … one reads through, a sense of ‘order’ is appreciated and this ultimately frames the barriers that exist in the care of these patients. I left this text with many new perspectives and a sense of ‘purpose.’” (Blair A. Jobe, Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, Vol. 43, 2012)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction
Editors: Paul M. Schneider
Series Title: Recent Results in Cancer Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70579-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-70578-9Published: 16 August 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-26428-3Published: 13 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-70579-6Published: 02 August 2010
Series ISSN: 0080-0015
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6767
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 194
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oncology, Internal Medicine, Pneumology/Respiratory System