title: Esophageal cancer. Clinical and pathologic features.
abstract: Carcinoma of the esophagus remains one of the most lethal of all cancers. In the past, squamous cell carcinomas accounted for over 95% of esophageal malignancies. Over the past two decades, however, there has been a dramatic increase in the incidence of adenocarcinoma arising in columnar cell-lined Barrett's mucosa, accounting for up to 34% of all esophageal cancers in some areas. This article discusses the different demographic, pathologic, therapeutic, and prognostic features of squamous cell and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Evanston Hospital-McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male