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Esophageal Cancer ,An Issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 32-4 - October 21, 2022
- Editors: Jonathan Yeung, Elena Elimova
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 9 8 9 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 9 9 0 - 6
In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jonathan Yeung and Elena Elimova bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Esophageal Cancer. Nearly 20,000… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, guest editors Drs. Jonathan Yeung and Elena Elimova bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Esophageal Cancer. Nearly 20,000 new cases of esophageal cancer are diagnosed each year in the U.S. alone. In this issue, top experts provide a timely update of this perennially important topic with coverage of pathology, genetics, staging, adjuvant therapies, and surgical management, as well as two special articles on controversies in esophageal cancer.
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Contains 12 practice-oriented topics, including staging of esophageal cancer; endoscopic treatment of esophageal cancer; immunotherapy and targeted therapy for esophageal cancer; Ongoing Controversies in Esophageal Cancer I: feeding tubes, pyloroplasty, thoracic duct clipping; Ongoing Controversies in Esophageal Cancer II: gastrectomy vs esophagectomy for Siewert 2 esophageal cancer; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on esophageal cancer, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Histopathological Perspective
- Key points
- Glossary list
- Introduction
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Esophageal adenocarcinoma
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Esophageal Cancer Genetics and Clinical Translation
- Key points
- Introduction: clinical utility of molecular biomarkers
- Epidemiology, risk factors, and pathogenesis
- Molecular classification
- Molecular distinction of esophageal adenocarcinoma from squamous cell carcinoma
- Molecular distinction of esophageal from gastric cancers
- Clinical translation: molecular biomarkers to predict the risk of progression in Barrett esophagus
- Summary and future directions
- Clinics care points
- Esophageal Cancer Staging
- Key points
- Background
- Staging modalities
- Staging modalities
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Endoscopic mucosal resection
- Computed tomography and PET
- Other clinical staging modalities
- Post-neoadjuvant therapy stage groups
- Pathologic stage groups
- Disclosure
- Neoadjuvant Therapy in Esophageal Cancer
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Recommendations
- Conclusion/summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Adjuvant Therapies for Esophageal Cancer
- Key points
- Introduction
- Adjuvant therapy for esophageal adenocarcinoma
- Preoperative chemoradiotherapy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Immune Checkpoint Blockade and Targeted Therapies in Esophageal Cancer
- Key points
- Introduction
- Esophageal adenocarcinoma
- Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
- Immunotherapy in the perioperative and adjuvant setting
- Future targets
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Endoscopic Management of Esophageal Cancer
- Key points
- Introduction
- Curative management of esophageal cancer
- Clinics care points
- Lymph Node Dissection for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Key points
- Introduction
- The extent of lymph node distribution
- The extent of lymphadenectomy
- The efficacy of lymphadenectomy
- The recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph node dissection
- Techniques and technologies in recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph node dissection
- The role of cervical lymphadenectomy
- Thoracic duct resection as part of lymphadenectomy
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Colon Interposition for Esophageal Cancer
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Supercharged Jejunal Interposition
- Key points
- Background
- History
- Nature of the problem
- Anatomy
- Preoperative planning
- Checklist preparation and patient positioning
- Procedural checklist
- Postprocedure care
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Ongoing Controversies in Esophageal Cancer I: Feeding Tubes, Pyloroplasty, Thoracic Duct Clipping
- Key points
- Introduction
- Ongoing Controversies in Esophageal Cancer II: Gastrectomy versus Esophagectomy for Siewert Type II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
- Key points
- Introduction
- Gastroesophageal junctional adenocarcinoma-definitions and classifications
- Diagnosis and staging assessment of esophagogastric junction tumors
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 32-4
- Published: October 21, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323849890
- eBook ISBN: 9780323849906
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Jonathan Yeung
Affiliations and expertise
University of Toronto, Department of Surgery, Stewart BuildingEE
Elena Elimova
Affiliations and expertise
Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, University of Toronto