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This book, containing the proceedings of the 2000 Kyoto Symposium on Esophageal Cancer, is an important contribution for all types of physicians interested in both squamous and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. The volume has great legitimacy and relevance. The symposia hosted by Professor Masayuki Imamura brought together the leaders in several disciplines from Japan with other acknowledged authorities from Europe, the United States, Australia, and other parts of Asia. Japan has long been a leader in making advances in understanding the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, for several decades originally led by Professor Komei Nakayama and his students. It is now clear that Japanese are also beginning to suffer from esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's columnar lined epithelium, thus enabling the Japanese to formulate studies on the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment for the full spectrum of esophageal neoplasms. The authoritativeness of these proceedings is established not only by the long tradi tion of Japanese leadership in the field but by the contributions of the principal leaders from the Nakayama school participating in the honorary faculty and local scientific committee.

Superficial Esophageal Neoplasm: Pathology, Diagnosis, and Therapy

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