BookSimone Giacopuzzi, Andrea Zanoni, Giovanni de Manzoni, editors.
Summary: This book offers up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of the diagnosis and therapy of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ). As is appropriate in the era of multidisciplinary and multimodal treatment, the contributions of all the various specialists involved cooperatively in the treatment of EGJ cancer are thoroughly described. Detailed attention is also paid to the significance of preneoplastic lesions, such as Barrett esophagus. The final part of the book represents a surgical atlas documenting the techniques used in the EGJ region, with superb color images and stepwise description of procedures. Against the background of the rapidly increasing incidence in EGJ cancer, especially evident in Western countries, there is a need for greater uniformity in management strategies, which currently vary significantly across the world. This book provides appropriate guidance that will assist all practitioners involved in the diagnosis and treatment of EGJ cancers, including surgeons, oncologists, and radiotherapists.
Contents:
Foreword
Preface
1 Epidemiology and risk factors
2 Barrett's esophagus: pathogenesis and prevention
3 Surveillance in Barrett's esophagus and Dysplasia
4 Ablation techniques for Barrett's esophagus and Dysplasia
5 Endoscopic resection for Barrett's esophagus and Dysplasia
6 7th Edition AJCC/UICC Staging: Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction
7 Siewert Classification of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction: still in or already out?
8 Preoperative work- up: conventional radiology, ultrasonography, CT scan and MRI
9 Role of PET/CT and MRI in the prediction of response to neoadjuvant treatment
10 Molecular biology in the prediction of response to neoadjuvant treatment
11 Pathological response to neoadjuvant treatment: more questions than answers
12 Hospital volume and centralization in EGJ cancer
13 Patient selection and tailored treatment principles
14 How to treat EGJ cancer: indications and treatment strategy
15 Chemotherapy in EGJ cancer
16 Chemoradiation in EGJ cancer
17 Signet ring carcinoma in EGJ: what is it?
18 Morbi- mortality and treatment of complications
19 Long term results in surgery alone and multimodal treatments
20 Open or minimally invasive? Comparison of early and late results
21 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS and nutritional aspects
22 Unresectable and metastatic cancer
23 Recurrence: treatment or just palliation?
24 Follow- up and quality of life
25 Surgical anatomy of esophagus and esophagogastric junction
26 Surgical technique: open procedures
27 Surgical technique: minimally invasive procedures
Subject Index.