STRUCTURE OF THE GUIDELINES The original guidelines described the management of
oesophageal and gastric cancer within existing practice. This paper updates the guidance to …

Since its introduction in the early nineties as a promising functional imaging technique in the
management of neoplastic disorders, FDG-PET, and subsequently FDG-PET/CT, has …

Esophageal cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common histology in Eastern Europe and Asia, and …

Esophageal cancer is the sixth most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide.
Adenocarcinoma is more common in North America and Western European countries …

In 2012, there were∼ 140 000 new cases of gastric cancer diagnosed across all European
countries, making it the sixth commonest cancer diagnosis. Perhaps more importantly, it …

In 2012, there were∼ 140,000 new cases of gastric cancer diagnosed across all European
countries, making it the sixth commonest cancer diagnosis. Perhaps more importantly, it …

Background Despite improved preoperative imaging techniques, patients with incurable or
unresectable gastric cancer are still subjected to non-therapeutic laparotomy. Diagnostic …

Background: Surgical therapy remains the most effective treatment modality in gastric
cancer. The importance of multimodal treatment for advanced gastric cancer has contributed …

Since January of 2010, the seventh edition of UICC tumor node metastasis (TNM)
Classification, which has recently been revised, has been applied to almost all cases of …

Die Medizin unterliegt einem fortwährenden Entwicklungsprozess, sodass alle Angaben,
insbesondere zu diagnostischen und therapeutischen Verfahren, immer nur dem …