Results 31 to 40 of about 3,196,781 (312)

Comparison of Survival Status and Related Risk Factors of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Between High- and Low-incidence Areas of ESCC

open access: yesZhongliu Fangzhi Yanjiu, 2019
Objective To compare the survival condition and related risk factors of the patients with ESCC between high-incidence area (HIA) and low-incidence area (LIA) of ESCC.
HU Shoujia   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Return-To-Work and Working Status After Surgery for Gastric and Esophageal Cancer: A Prospective Observational Study. [PDF]

open access: yesAnn Gastroenterol Surg
In this multicenter prospective study of 158 working‐age patients undergoing curative‐intent surgery for gastric or esophageal cancer, 78.5% were working at 18 months. Postoperative appetite loss, financial difficulties, and ≥ 10% weight loss at 6 months were associated with non‐working status.
Goto K   +18 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Esophagitis and cancer of the esophagus [PDF]

open access: yesCancer, 1985
Early diagnosis is an important factor in the effort to increase the healing rates of esophageal cancer; another consideration is the establishment of a reliable method of identifying risk groups. Alcohol abuse is known to be associated with a higher risk of esophageal cancer.
R, Kuylenstierna, E, Munck-Wikland
openaire   +2 more sources

Cellular and molecular biology of esophageal cancer

open access: yes, 2019
The study of cellular and molecular biology in esophageal carcinomas serves the following purposes: (1) to establish the presence or absence of an infectious cofactor such as human papilloma virus; (2) to understand the genetic mechanisms of disease such
Lam, AK
core   +1 more source

The alterations of cytokeratin and vimentin protein expressions in primary esophageal spindle cell carcinoma

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2018
Background The accumulated evidence has indicated the diagnostic role of cytokeratin (CK) and vimentin protein immunoassay in primary esophageal spindle cell carcinoma (PESC), which is a rare malignant tumor with epithelial and spindle components ...
Xin Min Li   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Among Never Smokers in Golestan Province, Iran, an Area of High Incidence of Esophageal Cancer - a Cross-Sectional Study with Repeated Measurement of Urinary 1-OHPG in Two Seasons. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Studies have suggested a possible role of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the etiology of esophageal cancer in Golestan Province, Iran, where incidence of this cancer is very high.
Phillips, D. H.   +71 more
core   +1 more source

Staging esophageal cancer [PDF]

open access: yesCancer Imaging, 2008
Accurate staging of disease is necessary in patients with newly diagnosed esophageal cancer in order to prompt appropriate curative or palliative therapy. Computed tomography (CT) may be used to evaluate for local spread into adjacent structures (T4 disease) and to diagnose distant metastases (M1).
Leslie Eisenbud, Quint, Naama R, Bogot
openaire   +2 more sources

The heterodimeric amino acid transporters (HAT) of the SLC7/SLC3 family: A structure−function relationships and relevance to human pathology

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Heterodimeric amino acid transporters consist of SLC7 and SLC3 family proteins arranged in a conserved structural organization. They regulate nutrient transport across cell membranes, supporting essential cellular functions. These transporters also contribute to xenobiotic/drug uptake and distribution.
Mariafrancesca Scalise   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retrograde transgastric jejunostomy for nutritional management and aspiration prevention in cases with severe malignant esophageal strictures

open access: yesDEN Open
Locally advanced esophageal cancer often presents with dysphagia and can be complicated by aspiration pneumonia. Therefore, nutritional management is important to prevent pneumonia.
Takeshi Yamashita   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lymphangiography and focal pleurodesis treatment of chylothorax with an aberrant thoracic duct following oesophagectomy: a case report

open access: yesSurgical Case Reports, 2019
Background Management of postoperative chylothorax usually consists of nutritional regimens, pharmacological therapies such as octreotide, and surgical therapies such as ligation of thoracic duct, but a clear consensus is yet to be reached.
Tomoyuki Ishida   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy