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Lymphoparietal index in esophageal cancer is stronger than tnm staging in long-term survival prognosis in a latin-american country

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 33 (3), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: The identification of prognostic factors of esophageal cancer has allowed to predict the evolution of patients. Aim: Assess different prognostic factors of long-term survival of esophageal cancer and evaluate a new prognostic factor of long-term survival called lymphoparietal index...

Transhiatal esophagectomy in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: what are the best indications?

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 33 (4), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: Southern Brazil has one of the highest incidences of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the world. Transthoracic esophagectomy allows more complete abdominal and thoracic lymphadenectomy than transhiatal. However, this one is associated with less morbidity. Aim: To analyze the o...

Pathologic complete response (ypt0 ypn0) after chemotherapy and radiotherapy neoadjuvant followed by esophagectomy in the squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 31 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is an aggressive neoplasia that requires a multidisciplinary treatment in which survival and prognosis are still not satisfactory. The complete pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy is considered a good prognosis factor, ...

Carcinoma de esófago asociado a papilomavirus humano en una paciente de mediana edad
Esophagus carcinoma associated with human papillomavirus in a middle age patient

Medisan; 19 (6), 2015
Se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente de 57 años de edad, que acudió al Servicio de Gastroenterología del Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico "Saturnino Lora Torres" de Santiago de Cuba, por presentar pirosis y reflujo gastroesófagico, de manera que se le indicó un estudio endoscó...

Pesquisa de neoplasias esofágicas secundarias en los pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello
Screening for secondary esophageal neoplasms in patients with head and neck cancer

Prospective clinical studies in Brasil and Japan have shown that 5-14% of patients suffering from head and neck cancer (HNC) also develop esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC). Similarly, the risk for ESCC may be as high as 3.3% to 8.2% in persons with (previous) heavy alcohol and tobacco consumption. D...