Prognostication of superficial Barrett ’s carcinoma: a Japanese multicenter study
Endoscopic resection (ER) has become the standard therapy for superficial Barrett ’s carcinoma (BC) in Japan and other countries. Patients undergoing ER sometimes require additional treatment because of recurrence of lymph node metastasis (LNM). We attempted to clarify the histopathologic risk factors for LNM, and the difference between these risk factors for Japanese patients and the conventional risk factors documented for Western patients. This multi-center study included 12 leading institutions belonging to the Japan Research Society for Early Esophageal Cancer and Chromoendoscopy, and was based on a questionnaire designed to gather data on the features of superficial BC cases, except for high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, treated at those institutions.
Source: Human Pathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Junko Aida, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Tomio Arai, Kaiyo Takubo, members of the Japan Research Society for Early Esophageal Cancer and Chromoendoscopy Tags: Original contribution Source Type: research
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