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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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Review
2007
Review
2007
Esophageal cancer is one of the most difficult malignancies to cure. The prognosis remains unsatisfactory despite significant… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Surgical resection with lymphadenectomy is the mainstay of treatment for all resectable esophagogastric junction tumors, prior to… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
BACKGROUND/AIMS One of the most controversial questions in the surgical treatment of carcinoma of the esophagus and… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Over the past two decades, the incidence ofadenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia hasincreased at a rate exceeding… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
In Barrett epithelium, the typical esophageal stratified squamous epithelium is replaced by metaplastic columnar epithelial cells… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
CHRISTENSEN, JAMES, JEFFREY L. CONKLIN, AND BARRY W. FREEMAN. Physiologic specialization at esophagogastric junction in three…