04262nam a22005175i 4500 978-4-431-54977-2 DE-He213 20210620040301.0 cr nn 008mamaa 141022s2015 ja | s |||| 0|eng d 9784431549772 978-4-431-54977-2 10.1007/978-4-431-54977-2 doi RC254-282 MJCL bicssc MED062000 bisacsh MJCL thema 616.994 23 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma [electronic resource] : Diagnosis and Treatment / edited by Nobutoshi Ando. 1st ed. 2015. Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2015. X, 309 p. 113 illus., 74 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1. Epidemiology of ESCC -- 2. Pathology of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma -- 3. Imaging Diagnosis -- 4. Endoscopic Diagnosis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus -- 5. Stage Classifications: The UICC/AJCC Classifications and The Japanese Classification -- 6. Comprehensive Registry in Japan -- 7. Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment in Japan -- 8. Surgery: Transthoracic Esophagectomy -- 9. Surgery: Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy -- 10. Surgery: Esophageal reconstruction -- 11. Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy -- 12. Chemotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy 13. Radiation Therapy -- 14. Endoscopic treatment: EMR and ESD -- 15. The Hong Kong Experience -- 16. The Indian Experience. Esophageal cancer causes an estimated 386,000 deaths worldwide and is the sixth most common cause of death for men. The background characteristics of esophageal cancer treatment are markedly different between Asian and Western countries, however. In tumor histology, squamous cell carcinoma associated with smoking and alcohol consumption is overwhelmingly prevalent in Asia, whereas adenocarcinoma associated with Barrett’s metaplasia is markedly prevalent in the West. In Asia, especially in Japan, the key persons who play important roles in the management of esophageal cancer patients are surgeons; in the West those roles are filled by medical and radiation oncologists as well as surgeons. The philosophy of surgeons regarding cancer surgery varies from locoregional to local tumor control, particularly in focusing on lymph node dissection. Physicians’ approach to surgical adjuvant therapy differs, therefore, between Asia and the West. Considering these East–West differences in esophageal cancer treatment, the currently available results of Western evidence should not be considered directly applicable to esophageal cancer in Asia. In this book, the authors discuss the knowledge base in Japan in terms of treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Since this volume contains a wide spectrum of current information and addresses topics surrounding the treatment of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, it is highly relevant to Asian physicians and researchers as well as to their counterparts in the West. Oncology  . Surgical oncology. Gastroenterology . Thoracic surgery. Oncology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H33160 Surgical Oncology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H59150 Gastroenterology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H33061 Thoracic Surgery. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H59095 Ando, Nobutoshi. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9784431549789 Printed edition: 9784431549765 Printed edition: 9784431563457 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54977-2 ZDB-2-SME ZDB-2-SXM Medicine (SpringerNature-11650) Medicine (R0) (SpringerNature-43714)