Superficial Esophageal Neoplasm: Pathology, Diagnosis, and Therapy Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Contributors
Pt. 1	Current Clinicopathological Topics in Superficial Neoplasm of the Esophagus
	Definition of the Stomach and Esophagus	3
	Histopathology of Early Neoplasia in Barrett's Esophagus	13
	Superficial Carcinoma of the Esophagus in Japan: Curable Lesion	21
Pt. 2	Barrett's Esophagus and Adenocarcinoma
	Histocytologic Criteria of Adenocarcinoma In Situ of the Esophagus	31
	Barrett Carcinoma and Esophagus: Experience in Japan, and Area of Low Incidence	37
	Barrett's Esophagus and Adenocarcinoma: Surgical Results of Superficial Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus	45
	Selective Surgical Approach to Superficial Barrett's-Associated Adenocarcinoma	54
	Clinical Strategies for Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus at the National Cancer Center, Japan	66
Pt. 3	Dysplasia and Superficial Squamous Cell Carcinoma
	International Consensus Classification of Gastrointestinal Epithelial Neoplasia: Usefulness for Esophageal Squamous Epithelium	75
	Histopathologic Findings Predicting Lymph Node Metastasis and Prognosis of Patients with Superficial Esophageal Carcinoma	83
	Esophageal Superficial Neoplasms: Results of Surgery: Primary Early-Stage Squamous Cell Carcinomas versus Tumors Down-Staged to an Early Stage by Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy	95
	Strategy for Treatment of Superficial Esophageal Cancer	101
	Surgical Experience of Superficial Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Thailand	108
	Histocytologic Criteria for Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ of the Esophagus	113
Pt. 4	Presentation of Patients and Discussion on the Pathological Diagnosis of Superficial Esophageal Neoplasms
	Carcinoma In Situ of the Esophagus: Case Report	123
	Superficial Esophageal Carcinomas Associated with Multiple Lesions that Do Not Stain with Iodine	126
	Case of Superficial Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Short-Segment Barrett's Esophagus	132
	Superficial Esophageal Cancer Treated by Radical Surgery: Case Study	136
	Patient Presentation and Pathologic Diagnosis of Superficial Carcinoma of the Esophagus: High-Grade Dysplasia and Mucosal Carcinoma from the Japanese Standpoint	141
Pt. 5	Molecular Biology of Esophageal Neoplasms
	Oncogene Amplification and Oncoprotein Overexpression in Superficial Esophageal Cancer	151
	Patterns of TP53 Mutations in Cancers of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction: Correlation with Risk Factors and Functional Implications	159
	Superficial Esophageal Cancer: Adenocarcinoma Related to Barrett's Metaplasia and Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma	169
	Molecular Biology of Adenocarcinoma Arising in Barrett's Esophagus	181
	Altered Expression of FHIT in Esophageal Neoplasm	188
	Molecular Alterations in Dysplasia and Superficial Cancer of the Esophagus	195
	Telomerase Activity and p53 Protein Accumulation in Lugol-Stained and Lugol-Unstained Esophageal Squamous Epithelia	201
Pt. 6	Less-Invasive Treatment of Superficial Esophageal Neoplasms
	Laparoscopy- and Thoracoscopy-Assisted Esophagectomy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus	211
	Benefits and Limitations of Mediastinal Endodissection During Radical Transhiatal Esophagectomy	216
	Mediastinoscopy-Assisted Transhiatal Esophagectomy: A Safe Technique for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus	225
	Subject Index	236