出版社内容情報
《内容》 This Revision of the English Version of the Guidelines for Clinical and Pathologic Studies on Carcinoma of the Esophagus corresponds to the Japanese Version of the 9th Revision published in February 1999.
The major points of emphasis in this Revision are:
1) Renewal of the descriptions of lymph
node metastases consequently accompanied
by modification of stages
2) Improved compatibility with the TNM
classification by changing the abbreviation of the
depth of tumor invasion from A to T and the
term resectability to residual tumor or R
3) Partial revision of the pathological classification
according to the revision of the clinical classification
The English version of the Guidelines is intended mainly for international use. The new Revision may be somewhat too complicated for ready familiarization, especially as to the classification of lymph nodes and related subjects. Along with progress of the treatment for carcinoma of the esophagus, however, the anatomical structure and pathophysiological picture of carcinoma of the esophagus has become clearer in detail. The Guidelines describe these changes as accurately as possible.
