Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer

I. Introduction and Overview 1. Etiology, Epidemiology, and Potential Prevention of Gastrointestinal Cancer Cedric F. Garland, Frank C. Garland, and E.D. Gorham 2. Screening, Detection, and Early Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Cancer John H. Bond 3. Molecular Biology of Gastrointestinal Cancer: Current Relevance Bruce D. Greenwald and Steve J. Meltzer 4. Biology of Metastasis Michael P. Vezeridis and Dan A. Avradopoulos 5. Genetics and Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract Henry T. Lynch, Thomas Smyrk, and Jane Lynch 6. Monitoring After Resection of Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Cancer Paul H. Sugarbaker 7. Clinical Use of Tumor Markers in Gastrointestinal Malignancies Maureen Chung and Helena R. Chang 8. Nutritional Support for the Patient With Gastrointestinal Cancer Michael M. Meguid and Alessandro Laviano 9. Endoscopic Considerations in the Management of Gastrointestinal Malignancy Hector R. Nava and Ryan F. Holbrook 10. Laparoscopy in Gastrointestinal Malignancies Alan T. Lefor, John L. Flowers, and Robert W. Bailey 11. Imaging Strategies for the Diagnosis, Staging, and Follow-Up of Gastrointestinal Malignancies Robert A. Kane, Jonathan B. Kruskal, and Steven Eustace 12. Pathology of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer: Special Problems and Considerations Grant N. Stemmermann and Amy Noffsinger II. Esophageal Cancer 13. Endosonographic Evaluation of the Patient with Esophageal Carcinoma: Staging Considerations Jacques Van Dam 14. Transthoracic Resection for Carcinoma of the Thoracic Esophagus and Cardia F. Henry Ellis, Jr. 15. Transhiatal Esophagectomy for Carcinoma of the Thoracic Esophagus John S. Bolton and George M. Fuhrman 16. Radical Esophagectomy Leonard Girardi and Nasser Altorki 17. Carcinoma of the Esophagus: Combined Modality Treatment of Esophageal Cancers David Paul Kelsen 18. Esophageal Cancer: The Japanese Experience Hiroshi Akiyama, Masahiko Tsurumaru, and Harushi Udagawa 19. Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Bruce D. Minsky and Theodore L. Phillips 20. Palliation of Bronchoesophageal Fistula, Obstruction, and Other Complications Gordon F. Murray and Alexander Vasilakis 21. Barrett's Esophagus -- Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus J.C. Rosenberg and David Fromm 22. Endoscopic Laser Therapy for Obstructing Gastroesophageal Malignancy Hector R. Nava and Ralph George III. Gastric Cancer 23. Gastric Cancer Staging and Natural History B.J. Kennedy 24. Operative Strategies J. Rudiger Siewert, Knut Bottcher, and Hubert J. Stein 25. Optimum Resection with Lymph Node Dissection for Gastric Cancer Keiicji Maruyama, Mitsuru Sasako, Taira Kinoshita, Takeshi Sano, and Hitoshi Katai 26. Selective Gastric Resection and Lymphadenectomy Chew-Wun Wu 27. Early Gastric Cancer Michio Sowa 28. Adjuvant Therapy for Stomach Cancer: Clinical Trial Results Judy L. Smith, Russell E. Luke III, and Harold O. Douglass, Jr. 29. Surg