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Adenocarcinoma
Reports summarize adenocarcinoma research from A.K. Saha and co-authors
February 17th, 2009
"This study compared pathological characteristics and patterns of disease recurrence for patients with pT1 esophageal adenocarcinoma treated with either laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy or open esophagectomy. From January 2000-December 2006, 44 patients had pT1 esophageal adenocarcinoma after esophagectomy," scientists writing in the journal Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques report. "No patients had neoadjuvant treatment. Twenty-four patients had an Ivor Lewis operation, 4 had an open transhiatal and 16 had a laparoscopic transhiatal operation. There were 37 men. The median age was 64 years (range 35-80 years). Median lymph node yield...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-02-17)
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