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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:1040
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Invited commentary

Hubert J. Stein, MDa, J. Rudiger Siewert, MDa

a Chirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technische Universität Munich, Ismaningerstrasse 22, D-81675 Munich, Germany e-mail: stein@nt1.chir.med.tu-muenchen.de

Because of the borderline location of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG tumors) between the esophagus and stomach there are still controversies regarding the optimal surgical approach. For more than 15 years we have classified these tumors purely based on the anatomic/topographic location of the tumor center or the tumor mass into adenocarcinoma originating from the distal esophagus (AEG type I tumors), true adenocarcinoma of the gastric cardia (AEG type II tumors) and subcardial gastric cancer infiltrating the esophagogastric junction from below (AEG type III tumors) [1]. Subsequent evaluation of this classification system has confirmed that it not only provides a . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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