Table 1 Cancer is the second most common cause of death in Americans (see www.cdc.gov). Colorectal cancer kills more Incidence and Mortality of the Five Most Common Gastrointestinal Malignancies Americans than any other malignancy except for lung cancer. The incidences and mortalities of the major gastrointestinal a a Site Incidence Mortality (GI) malignancies are shown in Table 1. Taken as a group, the five most common GI malignancies account for more cancers Colorectum 53.9 21.6 and more cancer deaths than for any other site. Pancreas 11.1 10.6 Stomach 9.1 4.9 Flexible endoscopy has given…mehr
Table 1 Cancer is the second most common cause of death in Americans (see www.cdc.gov). Colorectal cancer kills more Incidence and Mortality of the Five Most Common Gastrointestinal Malignancies Americans than any other malignancy except for lung cancer. The incidences and mortalities of the major gastrointestinal a a Site Incidence Mortality (GI) malignancies are shown in Table 1. Taken as a group, the five most common GI malignancies account for more cancers Colorectum 53.9 21.6 and more cancer deaths than for any other site. Pancreas 11.1 10.6 Stomach 9.1 4.9 Flexible endoscopy has given physicians unprecedented Liver/intrahepatic bile ducts 6.2 4.4 access to the GI tract. The ability to endoscopically visu- Esophagus 4.5 4.3 alize, biopsy, and apply therapy has had implications for the management of all the major GI malignancies. Accepted Data from SEER database 1992-2002 (www.seer.cancer.gov). applications of endoscopy range from detection of mal- a Per 100,000.
Esophagus.- Barrett's Esophagus.- Endoscopic Screening for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus.- Image Enhancement Endoscopy.- Staging of Esophageal Cancer.- Endoscopic Therapy for Early Esophageal Cancer and Premalignant Lesions in Barrett's Esophagus.- Endoscopic Therapy for Advanced Esophageal Cancer.- Radiological Imaging of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.- Esophageal Cancer Therapy.- Stomach and Small Bowel.- Premalignant Lesions of the Stomach.- Gastric Polyps.- Endoscopic Ultrasound for Staging Gastric Cancer.- Endoscopic Treatment for Gastric Cancer.- Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Lymphoma.- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.- Carcinoid Tumors.- Medical and Surgical Therapy for Gastric Cancer.- Colon.- Colorectal Cancer Screening.- Polyposis and Familial Cancer Syndromes.- Endoscopic Colon Surveillance.- Endoscopic Ultrasound for Staging Rectal and Anal Cancer.- Endoscopic Therapy of Colorectal Carcinoma.- Radiological Imaging of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract.- Current Status of Colorectal Cancer Therapy.- Pancreas, Bile Ducts, and Mediastinum.- Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas.- Diagnosis and Evaluation of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.- Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas.- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.- Endoscopic Diagnosis and Management of Cholangiocarcinoma.- Ampullary Neoplasia.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Neoplasms of the Pancreatobiliary System.- Medical and Surgical Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer.- Endoscopic Ultrasound for Thoracic Disease.
Esophagus.- Barrett's Esophagus.- Endoscopic Screening for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus.- Image Enhancement Endoscopy.- Staging of Esophageal Cancer.- Endoscopic Therapy for Early Esophageal Cancer and Premalignant Lesions in Barrett's Esophagus.- Endoscopic Therapy for Advanced Esophageal Cancer.- Radiological Imaging of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract.- Esophageal Cancer Therapy.- Stomach and Small Bowel.- Premalignant Lesions of the Stomach.- Gastric Polyps.- Endoscopic Ultrasound for Staging Gastric Cancer.- Endoscopic Treatment for Gastric Cancer.- Diagnosis and Management of Gastrointestinal Lymphoma.- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors.- Carcinoid Tumors.- Medical and Surgical Therapy for Gastric Cancer.- Colon.- Colorectal Cancer Screening.- Polyposis and Familial Cancer Syndromes.- Endoscopic Colon Surveillance.- Endoscopic Ultrasound for Staging Rectal and Anal Cancer.- Endoscopic Therapy of Colorectal Carcinoma.- Radiological Imaging of the Lower Gastrointestinal Tract.- Current Status of Colorectal Cancer Therapy.- Pancreas, Bile Ducts, and Mediastinum.- Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas.- Diagnosis and Evaluation of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.- Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas.- Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.- Endoscopic Diagnosis and Management of Cholangiocarcinoma.- Ampullary Neoplasia.- Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Neoplasms of the Pancreatobiliary System.- Medical and Surgical Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer.- Endoscopic Ultrasound for Thoracic Disease.
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