Case presentations: clinical data, endoscopy, and pathology -- Vienna consensus criteria for pathological diagnosis -- Early neoplasia in Barrett's esophagus -- Detection of early cancer: is endoscopic ultrasonography effective? -- Endoscopic treatment -- Natural course of early cancer -- Surgical treatment and survival rate of early cancer
Summary
"Differences in the diagnostic criteria for early cancer of the gastrointestinal tract between Japan and Western countries have been an interesting issue for some time, physicians in Japan being much more inclined to give a diagnosis of cancer than their European and North American counterparts. This book will be an indispensable and unique resource for all pathologists, endoscopists, and surgeons who are involved in managing gastrointestinal cancer."--Jacket
