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ASO Author Reflections: R0 Resection After Oncologic Esophagectomy—Cutting on the Edge (0 cm) is Not Enough

Authors: Penelope St-Amour, MD, Markus Schäfer, MD, FACS, Styliani Mantziari, MD, MSc, PD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 12/2021

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The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) classification system has one outstanding characteristic: the individual definitions of the T, N, and M stages can be changed if novel evidence is occurring.1 Indeed, for many tumor entities, including esophageal cancer, these definitions have been adapted over time. Yet, the definition of the resection status (R) seemed to be carved in stone for a long time. …

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Title: ASO Author Reflections: R0 Resection After Oncologic Esophagectomy—Cutting on the Edge (0 cm) is Not Enough
Authors: Penelope St-Amour, MD
Markus Schäfer, MD, FACS
Styliani Mantziari, MD, MSc, PD
Publication date: 01-11-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Esophagus Resection
Esophagus Resection
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 12/2021
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10167-y

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ASO Author Reflections: R0 Resection After Oncologic Esophagectomy—Cutting on the Edge (0 cm) is Not Enough

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