Endoscopic ultrasound in the pre-therapeutic staging of gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: the diagnostic value in defining patients eligible for a neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen

Endoscopic ultrasound in the pre-therapeutic staging of gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: the diagnostic value in defining patients eligible for a neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen

Introduction: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens have been proven to decrease tumour size and stage and significantlyimprove progression-free and overall survival in the treatment of locoregional advanced gastroesophagealadenocarcinomas. Therefore, the pre-therapeutic staging of the tumour extension...

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Main Authors: Wilko Staiger, Ulrich Ronellenfitsch, Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz, Philipp Ströbel, Miriam Hahn, Stefan Post, Peter Collet, Georg Kähler, Matthias Schwarzbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2010-03-01
Series:Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques
Subjects:
endosonography
stomach neoplasm
esophageal neoplasms
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
neoplasm staging
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