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Adenocarcinoma
Researchers from University of Oxford report recent findings in adenocarcinoma
May 27th, 2008
According to a study from Oxford, the United Kingdom, "Regional nodal metastasis after neoadjuvant chemoradiation of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) predicts survival. We aimed to clarify the lymph node (LN) distribution of AEG according to location of the tumor mass and invasion of neighboring areas for the selection of radiotherapy planning target volume (PTV) margins." "Patterns of regional spread were analyzed in pathology reports of 326 patients patients with AEG who had undergone primary resection, with >= 15 lymph nodes examined. Tumors were classified into AEG types based on endoscopy and pathology reports. Fisher's exact test was used to...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-05-27)
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