Pathogenesis and Classification of Cancer Around the Gastroesophageal Junction—Not So Different in Japan
Author: Dent, John1
Source: The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Volume 101, Number 5, May 2006 , pp. 934-936(3)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
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Abstract:
Japanese patients with early adenocarcinoma of the esophagus have well-preserved gastric acid secretion, consistent with other parts of the world, reinforcing the likely importance of the luminal environment for pathogenesis. Progress in researching carcinomas that occur around the gastroesophageal junction would be facilitated by consensus-based review of the inadequate approaches currently used for classification of these tumors with subsequent development and widespread adoption of improved criteria.(Am J Gastroenterol 2006;101:934–936)Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00515.x
Affiliations: 1: Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and General Medicine, Royal Adelaide Hospital, North Terrace, and University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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