Epidemiology of Esophageal Carcinoma, Especially of the Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and the Gastroesophageal Junction --;Modern Pathology --;Malignant Degeneration of Barrett's Esophagus --;Clinical Point of View --;Pathological Point of View --;New Diagnostic Methods --;Modern Staging --;What's New in Imaging? --;Risk Analysis --;Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Resectable Esophageal Carcinoma --;Neoadjuvant Therapy in Squamous Cell Carcinoma --;Neoadjuvant Therapy in Adenocarcinoma --;Therapy of Cervical Esophageal Carcinoma --;Surgical Therapy of Squamous Cell Carcinoma --;European Point of View --;Significance of Extended Systemic Lymph Node Dissection for Thoracic Esophageal Carcinoma in Japan --;Gastric Conditioning --;Fundus Rotation Gastroplasty --;A Modified Gastric Tube --;Colon Interposition --;Complications in Esophageal Surgery --;Photodynamic Therapy --;Endoscopic Muscosectomy --;An Alternative Treatment --;Quality of Life.
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This volume presents an overview of the diagnosis, classification, surgical and multi-modality therapy of malignant oesophageal tumours. This includes squamous cell carcinoma as well as adenocarcinoma and in particular Barret's syndrome. The chapters focus on new diagnostic procedures.