Esophageal cancer staging

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Botet JF, Lightdale CJ, Zauber AG, Gerdes H, Urmacher C, Brennan MF. Preoperative staging of esophageal cancer comparison of endoscopic US and dynamic CT. Radiology 1991 181(2) 419-425. 

Heath El, Kaufman HS, Talamini M A, et al. The role of laparoscopy in preoperative staging of esophageal cancer. Surg Endosc 2000 14(5) 495-499. 

C.C. Meltzer, J.D. Luketich, D. Friedman, M. Charron, D. Strollo, M. Meehan, G. K. Urso, M.A. Dachille, D.W. Townsend, Whole-body FDG positron emission tomographic imaging for staging esophageal cancer comparison with computed tomography, Clin. Nucl. Med. 25(11) (2000) 882-887. 

H.L. van Westreenen, M. Westerterp, P.M. Bossuyt, J. Pruim, G.W. Sloof, J.J. van Lanschot, H. Groen, J.T. Plukker, Systematic review of the staging performance of F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in esophageal cancer, J. Clin. Oncol. 22(18) (2004) 3805-3812. 

In Linxian, where the adult incidence of esophageal cancer can be as high as one in four, the condition develops through mild and severe stages of epithelial hyperplasia, although reversible changes or recurring processes are frequently encountered (149). 

October 5,1994 Japan for inoperable superficial esophageal and gastric cancer, early stage lung and cervical cancer and cervical dysplasia July 13,1995 Canada for palliation of advanced esophageal cancer December 27,1995 US FDA for palliation of esophageal cancer in patients unsuitable for Nd YAG therapy... 

Pending Photofrin trials for regulatory approvals early stage esophageal cancer, Barrett s esophagus, head and neck cancer, superficial bladder cancer and adjuvant therapy procedures for brain tumors, intrathoracic tumors (pleural mesothelioma) and intraperitoneal tumors. 

QLT Phototherapeutics Inc (1997). QLT s Photofrin approved in UK for palliation of esophageal cancer and late-stage lung cancer. Press Release, 09 January. 

Lee SS, Kim SB, Park SI, et al (2007) Capecitabine and cispla-tin chemotherapy (XP) alone or sequentially combined chemoradiotherapy containing XP regimen in patients with three different settings of stage IV esophageal cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol 37 829-835... 

Obstructive Esophageal Cancer Obstructing Endobronchial Tumors (Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer) Early-Stage Endobronchial Tumors Early-Stage Esophageal Cancer... 

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