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Carcinoma of the Esophagus

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Esophageal cancer is among the ten most frequent cancers in the world [1]. This malignancy displays changing epidemiologic features and tremendous geographic variation. Within the past 3 decades, the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and proximal stomach has increased dramatically in the United States and Europe [2–6].

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Mauer, A.M. (2003). Carcinoma of the Esophagus. In: Vokes, E.E., Golomb, H.M. (eds) Oncologic Therapies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55780-4_27

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