Long-term results of endoscopic mucosectomy for early esophageal cancer

Introduction: In Hungary most of esophageal tumors detected at the stage of T2-T4. Chance to recognize an early cancer usually offers at control examinations for Barrett esophagus and for esophageal varices, or at examinations for suspicion of GERD. Patients and method: Endoscopic mucosal resection was performed in 8 patients with early esophageal cancers between 2002 and 2008. By endoscopic ultrasound carried out before the procedure neither submucosal spreading of the tumor, nor pathological regional lymph nodes were detected. The indication of endoscopic mucosectomy was the high risk of the surgical treatment…