Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Carcinoma of the Esophagus. April 2007 edition: Part I - Edited by the Japan Esophageal Society

TY - JOUR

T1 - Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Carcinoma of the Esophagus. April 2007 edition

T2 - Part I - Edited by the Japan Esophageal Society

AU - Kuwano, Hiroyuki

AU - Nishimura, Yasumasa

AU - Ohtsu, Atsushi

AU - Kato, Hiroyuki

AU - Kitagawa, Yuko

AU - Tamai, Setsuo

AU - Toh, Yasushi

AU - Matsubara, Hisahiro

N1 - Funding Information: On the basis of the foregoing specific issues related to the clinical practice of esophageal carcinoma, revision of the Guidelines for Treatment of Carcinoma of the Esophagus has been carried out by the Exploratory Committee on Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Carcinoma of the Esophagus, a committee newly set up by the Japan Esophageal Society, with the aim of improving practice guidelines. We also take into consideration the guiding principles provided by the Study on Application and Eva luation of Guidelines for Clinical Practice of Cancer, a multidisciplinary research project for evaluation of medical technology supported by the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare. In view of these circumstances, the guidelines were revised in the following ways.

PY - 2008/6

Y1 - 2008/6

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U2 - 10.1007/s10388-008-0151-2

DO - 10.1007/s10388-008-0151-2

M3 - Review article

AN - SCOPUS:46649095266

SN - 1612-9059

VL - 5

SP - 61

EP - 73

JO - Esophagus

JF - Esophagus

IS - 2

ER -