[Review of endoscopic surgery for esophageal cancer].
Our treatment strategy for esophageal cancer is as follows; mucosal cancer with the minimal risk of lymph node metastasis is treated by endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). Submucosal cancer and more invasive lesions are surgically treated by thoraco- and aparoscopy-assisted esophagectomy. In May 1997, the first case received totally endoscopic esophagectomy, and which is survival with no tumor recurrence. Fifty consecutive cases successfully received endoscopic esophagectomy. This surgery should be performed as one major component of the multi-disciplinary treatment.
Inoue
Haruhiro
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Digestive Disease Center, Showa University Northern Yokohama Hospital, 35-1 Chigasaki-chuo, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama 224-8503, Japan.
Sato
Yoshitaka
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Sugaya
Satoshi
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Satodate
Hitoshi
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Yoshida
Tatsuya
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Kazawa
Tamae
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Usui
Shinsuke
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Kudo
Shin-ei
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D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004944:Esophagoplasty; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016896:Treatment Outcome