title: [Cytophotometric DNA analysis of the early and superficial esophageal cancer].
abstract: Although it is widely known that early esophageal cancer (n-) patients have a favorable prognosis after surgery and the superficial esophageal cancer (n+) patients have a poor one, the differences between them have not been found out under the microscopic examination of the primary lesion. Cytophotometric DNA analysis of the primary lesion was done to search for the differences between early and superficial esophageal cancer. Significant differences were obtained in the mean DNA value (p less than 0.01), the percentage of nuclei beyond tetraploid (p less than 0.001) and the product of 2 indices above (p less than 0.001). The result suggests that cytophotometric DNA analysis is a useful means for differentiating the early esophageal cancer from the superficial esophageal cancer and that the most suitable perioperative combined therapy can be chosen through the Feulgen-stained biopsy specimen.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000032:analysis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010783:Photometry / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm