Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Esophageal and Gastric Mucosal Cancers

Accumulated data from surgically resected specimens reveal that mucosal cancers of the esophagus and stomach pose low risk of lymph node metastasis. The author used endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) as curative treatment in 142 cases of esophageal cancer and 102 cases of stomach cancer. In absolute...

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Main Author: Haruhiro Inoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1998-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/535978
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description Accumulated data from surgically resected specimens reveal that mucosal cancers of the esophagus and stomach pose low risk of lymph node metastasis. The author used endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) as curative treatment in 142 cases of esophageal cancer and 102 cases of stomach cancer. In absolutely indicated cases there has been no local or distant metastasis during the longest period of follow-up (nine years). One perforation and one post-treatment severe stenosis, which was resistant to dilation therapy in the esophagus, were encountered. Deeper layer resection (including partial proper muscle) occurred in the stomach in three cases where the lesions were positioned to the lesser curvature of the upper part of the stomach. Two cases of gastric mucosal resection leaving residual cancer were successfully treated by laser ablation. No case has required further surgery. Resected specimens were contributed to histological evaluation in all cases. In conclusion, EMR can be considered as the first-line treatment for selected cases of early stage esophageal and stomach cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-cdbfb3fd1a3f4c35a36d326075acec3c2025-02-03T05:53:30ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001998-01-0112535535910.1155/1998/535978Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Esophageal and Gastric Mucosal CancersHaruhiro Inoue0First Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, JapanAccumulated data from surgically resected specimens reveal that mucosal cancers of the esophagus and stomach pose low risk of lymph node metastasis. The author used endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) as curative treatment in 142 cases of esophageal cancer and 102 cases of stomach cancer. In absolutely indicated cases there has been no local or distant metastasis during the longest period of follow-up (nine years). One perforation and one post-treatment severe stenosis, which was resistant to dilation therapy in the esophagus, were encountered. Deeper layer resection (including partial proper muscle) occurred in the stomach in three cases where the lesions were positioned to the lesser curvature of the upper part of the stomach. Two cases of gastric mucosal resection leaving residual cancer were successfully treated by laser ablation. No case has required further surgery. Resected specimens were contributed to histological evaluation in all cases. In conclusion, EMR can be considered as the first-line treatment for selected cases of early stage esophageal and stomach cancer.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1998/535978
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Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Esophageal and Gastric Mucosal Cancers
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Esophageal and Gastric Mucosal Cancers
title_full Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Esophageal and Gastric Mucosal Cancers
title_fullStr Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Esophageal and Gastric Mucosal Cancers
title_full_unstemmed Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Esophageal and Gastric Mucosal Cancers
title_short Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Esophageal and Gastric Mucosal Cancers
title_sort endoscopic mucosal resection for esophageal and gastric mucosal cancers
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