title: Novel endoscopic therapeutic modalities for superficial neoplasms arising in Barrett's esophagus: a primer for surgical pathologists.
abstract: This review introduces some of the novel endoscopic modalities used for the treatment of superficial neoplasms arising in the setting of Barrett's esophagus, namely endoscopic mucosal resection and photodynamic therapy. We describe the appropriate technical details for pathologists to know to effectively communicate with the gastroenterologists as well as the pitfalls in the evaluation of endoscopic mucosal resection specimens and post photodynamic therapy follow-up biopsies.
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Pathology Unit, Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114 USA. glauwers@partners.org
authors.forename: Gregory Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lauwers
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Forcione
authors.forename: Norman S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.forename: Vikram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Mikhail Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lisovsky
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Brugge
authors.forename: Mari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mino-Kenudson
mesh_terms: D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010340:Pathology, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D010778:Photochemotherapy