Barrett Esophagus
Researchers at Harvard University publish new data on barrett esophagus
Published in Cancer Weekly, May 19th, 2009
"Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) is being advocated its a diagnostic, staging, and therapeutic technique for the management of Barrett esophagus (BE)-related neoplasia. With the emergence of new endoluminal therapy including EMR for the treatment of BE-related superficial adenocarcinomas, accurate staging has become crucial to select patients for different treatment arms," researchers in the United States report.
"Intramucosal adenocarcinomas can be successfully treated by endoluminal techniques, whereas submucosal invasive tumors with a greater risk of lymph node metastasis are likely candidates for esophagectomy. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is used to stage...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-05-19)
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