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• Broncho-esophageal fistula leading to lung abscess: A life-threatening emergency detected on FDG PET/CT in a case of carcinoma of middle third esophagus

  Authors:Ameya Puranik, Nilendu Purandare, Archi Agrawal, Sneha Shah, and Venkatesh RangarajanFrom:Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine (Vol. 28, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 2013803 words Article 1540LByline: Ameya. Puranik, Nilendu. Purandare, Archi. Agrawal, Sneha. Shah, Venkatesh. Rangarajan Sinister undesirable pathologies often accompany malignancies. Though the entire emphasis is on cancer management, these...

• Adaptation of a quality of life questionnaire for Iranian patients with esophageal cancer

  Authors:Mojgan Forootan, Morteza Tabatabaeefar, Nakisa Maghsoodi, Maryam Ardeshiri, Mahdi Fatemi, and Hormat RahimzadehFrom:Indian Journal of Palliative Care (Vol. 20, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  May-August 20142,189 words Article 1480LByline: Mojgan. Forootan, Morteza. Tabatabaeefar, Nakisa. Maghsoodi, Maryam. Ardeshiri, Mahdi. Fatemi, Hormat. Rahimzadeh Introduction: Evaluation of quality of life is very important in cancer patients....

• Esophageal cancer: Recent advances in screening, targeted therapy, and management

  Authors:Puja Gaur, Min Kim, and Brian DunkinFrom:Journal of Carcinogenesis (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-December 20143,725 words Report 1940LByline: Puja. Gaur, Min. Kim, Brian. Dunkin The incidence of esophageal cancer remains on the rise worldwide and despite aggressive research in the field of gastrointestinal oncology, the survival remains poor. Much...

• Dual malignancy: An interesting concurrent mixed epithelial ovarian tumor with esophageal carcinoma

  Authors:A. Chowhan, A. Jena, S. Kinnera, R. Patnayak, O. Reddy, and K. ReddyFrom:Indian Journal of Cancer (Vol. 48, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 2011799 words Letter to the editor 1450LByline: A. Chowhan, A. Jena, S. Kinnera, R. Patnayak, O. Reddy, K. Reddy Sir, The occurrence of a second malignancy in a patient with a known malignant tumor is not very uncommon. Tumors of the ovary represent...

• Gastric cancers (stomach, esophageal, gastroesophageal junctions)

  From:MPR Hematology and Oncology Edition (Vol. 4, Issue 4)

  Winter 2011 Article GASTRIC CANCERS (STOMACH, ESOPHAGEAL, GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTIONS) General treatment note: In response to the shortage of leucovorin over the last few years, the FDA recently approved levoleucovorin (Fusilev) to be used...

• Fluorouracil/nedaplatin: leukaemia (first report with nedaplatin): 4 case reports

  From:Reactions Weekly (Issue 1326)

  Nov. 6, 2010548 words Case study 980L[*][S] Four patients developed either acute myeloid leukaemia (AML; patients 1, 2 and 4) or Burkitt leukaemia following treatment with nedaplatin and fluorouracil in addition to radiotherapy for oesophageal cancer....

• Giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus - imaging techniques can localize, preoperatively, the origin of the stalk and designate the way of surgical approach: a case report

  Authors:Panagiotis Yannopoulos and Konstantinos ManesFrom:Cases Journal (Vol. 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 26, 20091,445 words Case study Authors: Panagiotis Yannopoulos [1]; Konstantinos Manes (corresponding author) [1] Introduction Fibrovascular polyps (FVP) are rare, benign "tumorlike" lesions of the esophagus, that usually remain asymptomatic....

• Primary malignant melanoma of the lower oesophagus presenting with dysphagia and upper gastrointestinal bleeding

  Authors:Quor Meng Leong and Juinn Huar KamFrom:Cases Journal (Vol. 1, Issue 28) Peer-Reviewed

  July 11, 20081,189 words Case study 1320LAuthors: Quor Meng Leong (corresponding author) [1]; Juinn Huar Kam [2] Background Primary malignant melanomas of the oesophagus are extremely rare oesophageal neoplasms and an uncommon presentation of the...

• Upper gastrointestinal tumors: current status and future perspectives

  Authors:Yixing Jiang, Eric T Kimchi, Alberto J Montero, Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll, and Jaffer A AjaniFrom:Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy (Vol. 8, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 200814,591 words Article Author(s): Yixing Jiang 1 , Eric T Kimchi 2 , Alberto J Montero 3 , Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll 4 , Jaffer A Ajani [[dagger]] 5 Keywords: current treatment approaches; esophageal cancer; gastric cancer;...

• Management of Barrett's Esophagus

  From:Oncology (Vol. 21, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 1, 20077,653 words Article 1670LMatthew J. Schuchert, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery James D. Luketich, MD Professor of Surgery Chief, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery Heart, Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute UPMC...

• New test detects early esophageal cancer

  From:Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics (Vol. 4, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 1, 2004244 words Brief article 1460LScientists in the UK have developed a novel, minimally invasive technique to detect early stage esophageal cancer, which could potentially improve prognosis for many patients. Esophageal cancer develops in cells that...

• Androgen receptors may act in a paracrine manner in association with fibroblast growth factor receptors to regulate oesophageal adenocarcinoma growth

  Authors:A.K. Awan, P.A. Clarke, A. Grabowska, S.Y. Iftikhar, and S.A. WatsonFrom:Gut (Vol. 53, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 2004307 words Brief article Background: The role of androgen receptors (AR) in tumorigenesis, including transcription of fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), is established in prostate cancer but not oesophageal adenocarcinoma, where incidence is...

• Chemotherapy and combined-modality therapy for esophageal cancer

  Authors:David P. Kelsen and David H. IlsonFrom:Chest (Vol. 107, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 19955,785 words Article Treatment of esophageal carcinoma with radiation alone or surgery alone has yielded unsatisfactory cure rates and has not had a major impact on survival. The failure to cure or prolong survival of patients with...

• Endosonographic evaluation of the patient with esophageal cancer

  Author:Jacques Van DamFrom:Chest (Vol. 112, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 19974,216 words Article The prognosis for patients with carcinoma of the esophagus remains poor despite the recent use of aggressive combination therapies and radical surgical resection. Attempts to improve the survival of patients with...

• Overexpression of WRAP53 Is Associated with Development and Progression of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

  Authors:Xuguang Rao, Daofu Huang, Xuxia Sui, Gefei Liu, Xuhong Song, Jinglian Xie, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 13, 20144,251 words Article 1500LAuthor(s): Xuguang Rao 1,2, Daofu Huang 1, Xuxia Sui 3, Gefei Liu 3, Xuhong Song 3, Jinglian Xie 1, Dongyang Huang 3,* Introduction Natural antisense transcripts (NATs), also called antisense RNAs, are RNAs that...

• Outcomes with palliative weekly paclitaxel in advanced, recurrent, and metastatic esophageal cancer - Real world experience

  Authors:Amit Joshi, Vanita Noronha, Avinash Pandey, Vijay Patil, Aseem Samar, Abhishek Mahajan, et al.From:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology (Vol. 39, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20183,229 words Report 1750LByline: Amit. Joshi, Vanita. Noronha, Avinash. Pandey, Vijay. Patil, Aseem. Samar, Abhishek. Mahajan, Amit. Janu, Kumar. Prabhash Background: In advanced esophageal cancer, combination chemotherapy regimens provide...

• Pin1 positively affects tumorigenesis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and correlates with poor survival of patients

  Authors:Forn-Chia Lin, Yu-Cheng Lee, Yih-Gang Goan, Chen-Hsun Tsai, Yun-Chin Yao, Hui-Chuan Cheng, et al.From:Journal of Biomedical Science (Vol. 21, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 27, 20143,317 words Article 1170LAuthor(s): Forn-Chia Lin1,2 , Yu-Cheng Lee1 , Yih-Gang Goan3,4 , Chen-Hsun Tsai1 , Yun-Chin Yao1 , Hui-Chuan Cheng1 , Wu-Wei Lai5 , Yi-Ching Wang6 , Bor-Shyang Sheu1,7 and Pei-Jung Lu1 Background Esophageal cancer...

• Gastro-esophageal reflux disease symptoms and demographic factors as a pre-screening tool for Barrett's esophagus

  Authors:Xinxue Liu, Angela Wong, Sudarshan R. Kadri, Andrej Corovic, Maria O'Donovan, Pierre Lao-Sirieix, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20145,394 words Report 1440LBackground: Barrett's esophagus (BE) occurs as consequence of reflux and is a risk factor for esophageal adenocarcinoma. The current "gold-standard" for diagnosing BE is endoscopy which remains prohibitively expensive...

• Racial Differences in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Incidence and Molecular Features

  Authors:Shirui Chen, Kai Zhou, Liguang Yang, Guohui Ding, and Hong LiFrom:BioMed Research International (Vol. 2017) Peer-Reviewed

  Annual 20174,202 words Report 1260LThe incidence and histological type of esophageal cancer are highly variable depending on geographic location and race/ethnicity. Here we want to determine if racial difference exists in the molecular features of...

• Esophagectomy After Induction Chemoradiation(*)

  Authors:Malcolm M. Jr DeCamp, Scott J. Swanson, and Michael T. JaklitschFrom:Chest (Vol. 116, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 19993,010 words Article The definition of a standard therapy for resectable esophageal cancer remains a clinical controversy. In the past decade, a variety of strategies have been developed in an attempt to improve local control and decrease...