Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jun;48(3):157-63. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.3.157. Epub 2015 Jun 05.
The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Thomas W Rice
PMID: 26078921 PMCID: PMC4463223 DOI: 10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.3.157
Accurate staging of esophageal cancer is very important to achieving optimal treatment outcomes. The AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) first published TNM esophageal cancer staging recommendations in the first edition of their staging manual in 1977. Thereafter, the staging of esophageal cancer was changed many times over the years. This article reviews the current status of staging of esophageal cancer.
Keywords: Esophageal neoplasms; Histologic grade; Neoplasm staging; Survival