In recent years the topic of early cancer has received increased interest worldwide. Work in the field of early cancer is being carried out extensively in Japan now, and the editors want to disseminate the acquired experience and knowledge in the field to gastroenterologists, physicians, and endoscopists the world over.
Contributors are internationally known experts
Richly illustrated
Focuses on the differences of diagnostic methods between Japan and other countries by using endoscopic and pathologic pictures
For the first time, the Japanese progress in the field is published in English and made accessible to researchers worldwide
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I Case Presentation: Clinical Data, Endoscopic Picture, Pathology: Early Cancer of the Stomach (Case 1-12).- Early Cancer of the Colorectal (Case 13-19).- Superficial Carcinoma of the Esophagus (Case 20-24).- Comments on the Variability of the Diagnosis.- Part II Vienna Consensus Criteria for Pathological Diagnosis.- Part III Early Neoplasia in Barrett's Esophagus.- Part IV Detection of Early Cancer: Is Endoscopic Ultrasonography Effective?: Gastric Cancer.- Colorectal Cancer.- Esophageal Cancer.- Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer in Europe.- New Trends in Endoscopic Ultrasonography.- Part V Endoscopic Treatment: Gastric Cancer.- Colorectal Cancer.- Management of Colorectal Cancer by 'Hot Biopsy' and Snare Resection.- Esophageal Cancer: Photodynamic Therapy.- Esophageal Cancer: Endoscopic Mucosal Resection.- Part VI Natural Course of Early Cancer: Gastric Cancer.- Colorectal Cancer: Retrospective, Prospective, and Histologic Observations.- Colorectal Cancer: Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Neoplasia.- Colorectal Cancer: The Importance of Depressed Lesion in the Development of Colorectal Cancer.- Esophageal Cancer.- Part VII Surgical Treatment and Survival Rate of Early Cancer.
