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Esophagogastric Junction

Known as: Gastroesophageal Junctions, GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION, cardio-esophageal junction 
The area covering the terminal portion of ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of STOMACH at the cardiac orifice.
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Broader (4)

Abdominal part of esophagusGastrointestinal systemStomachZone of continuity
Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal JunctionBlood supply aspectsBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology

Narrower (1)

Cardioesophageal sphincter

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Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
Anti-PD-1 Antibody SHR-1210 Combined with Apatinib for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Gastric, or Esophagogastric Junction Cancer: An Open-label, Dose Escalation and Expansion Study
Purpose: This study assessed the safety and efficacy of SHR-1210 (anti-PD-1 antibody) and apatinib (VEGFR2 inhibitor) as… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
The Chicago Classification of esophageal motility disorders, v3.0
The Chicago Classification (CC) of esophageal motility disorders, utilizing an algorithmic scheme to analyze clinical high… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Connectivity-based subdivisions of the human right "temporoparietal junction area": evidence for different areas participating in different cortical networks.
Controversy surrounds the role of the temporoparietal junction (TPJ) area of the human brain. Although TPJ has been implicated… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Cancer of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction
Previous American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union Against Cancer (AJCC/UICC) stage groupings for esophageal cancer… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Cigarette smoking and adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction: a pooled analysis from the international BEACON consortium.
BACKGROUND Previous studies that showed an association between smoking and adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and esophagogastric… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Obesity: a challenge to esophagogastric junction integrity.
BACKGROUND & AIMS The aim of the current study was to analyze the relationship between obesity and the morphology of the… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Metabolic imaging predicts response, survival, and recurrence in adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction.
PURPOSE A previous study suggested that measurement of therapy-induced changes in tumor glucose metabolism by positron emission… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The development and validation of an endoscopic grading system for Barrett's esophagus: the Prague C & M criteria.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant condition for esophageal adenocarcinoma, its diagnosis relying… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagogastric Junction: Results of Surgical Therapy Based on Anatomical/Topographic Classification in 1,002 Consecutive Patients
ObjectiveTo assess the outcome of surgical therapy based on a topographic/anatomical classification of adenocarcinoma of the… 
Review
1997
Review
1997
The esophagogastric junction.
The lower esophageal sphincter regulates the flow of food between the esophagus and the stomach. It is now clear that both the… 
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