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Should adenosquamous esophageal cancer be treated like adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma?

Adriana C GamboaBenjamin I MeyerJeffrey M SwitchenkoManali RupjiRachel M LeeMichael K TurgeonMaria C RussellKenneth CardonaDavid A KoobyShishir K MaithelMihir M Shah
Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)
Esophageal ASC behaves more like AC in response to chemoradiation and survival based on treatment modality. A complete response to chemoradiation is only 20% unlike what has been shown for SCC, where chemoradiation is an acceptable definitive therapy. Esophageal ASC should be managed more like AC.
Keyphrases
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