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Thoracic esophagus

Known as: Thoracic part of esophagus, Esophagus, Thoracic, Pars thoracica oesophageae 
Clinical esophageal segment composed of smooth muscle. It includes the middle third topographic segment, as well as parts of the upper and lower… 
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Abdominal part of esophagusBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyCervical part of esophagus

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MediastinumSegment of esophagus

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T10 segment of esophagus

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2010
2010
A multicenter randomized phase II (rPII)/III study comparing concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with low-dose cisplatin plus continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil (LDPF) and standard-dose PF (SDPF…
4053 Background: Cisplatin-based CRT is one of the standard treatments for locally advanced unresectable esophageal carcinomas… 
2008
2008
Symptomatic mucocele after esophageal exclusion.
Surgical exclusion of the thoracic esophagus can result in the accumulation of secretions and dilatation of the esophageal… 
2004
2004
Analysis of results of surgery performed over a 20-year period on 500 patients with cancer of the thoracic esophagus
This study was conducted to examine the long-term outcome of 500 patients who underwent surgery for cancer of the thoracic… 
2000
2000
Localization of initial lymph node metastasis from carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus.
BACKGROUND Most surgeons consider esophageal carcinoma with lymph node involvement a systemic disease. However, it is possible… 
1986
1986
Reconstruction using pedicled jejunal segments after resection for carcinoma of the cervical esophagus.
During the past 21 years, 45 (76.3 per cent) of 59 instances of cervical and hypopharyngeal carcinomas were treated by resection… 
1986
1986
Esophageal cancer developed after gastrectomy.
Between 1965 and 1983 we treated 129 patients with primary esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Of these patients, 12 (9.3%) had… 
1985
1985
[Combined resection of the thoracic aorta associated with subtotal esophagectomy for carcinoma of the esophagus].
With recent advances in surgical techniques and post-operative care, surgical treatment of esophageal cancer has been safely… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Superficial carcinoma of the esophagus coexisting with esophageal leiomyoma: a case report and review of the Japanese literature.
A case of superficial spreading squamous cell carcinoma located just over a leiomyoma is presented. The patient complained of… 
1981
1981
Intubation in the treatment of carcinoma of the esophagus
Intubation for the palliation of dysphagia due to squamous carcinoma of the esophagus has been analyzed in a series of 1,135… 
1980
1980
Adjuvant long-term immunochemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus.
Between 1965 and 1978, 131 patients with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus underwent subtotal…