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Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer
by John M. Daly, MD, Thomas P. J. Hennessy, MD, and John V. Reynolds, MD, 304 pp, with illus, $85, ISBN 0-7020-2147-4, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1999.
Arch Surg. 2000;135:736.
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Management of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer by Daly, Hennessy, and Reynolds is an excellent compilation of current information on the evaluation and treatment of gastroesophageal cancers. This book summarizes the recent advances in staging and multimodality treatment of upper gastrointestinal tract malignancies. The editors have divided the textbook into 4 main sections, focusing on staging, gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, and palliation. The editors have recruited internationally recognized experts to carefully delineate the nuances of the specific topics detailed. The inclusion of parallel chapters illustrating the Western or Japanese surgical treatment of gastric or esophageal cancer is particularly outstanding.
Some of the controversies that surround the management of gastric and esophageal cancer have their origins in the differences between Western and Japanese staging systems. The chapter on staging introduces both systems and clearly illustrates the differences between these systems with specific reference to tumor stage (depth of invasion) and nodal stage (location) . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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