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Esophageal and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer

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"last update: 19 January 2025"                                                                                                   Download Guideline

- Abbreviations

AC     adenocarcinoma

BE        Barret’s esophagus

BMI   body mass index

C        clinical

CHT  chemotherapy

CT      Computed tomography

EMR       Endoscopic Mucosal Resection

EN     enteral nutrition

ERAS   Enhanced recovery after surgery

ESD       Endoscopic submucosal dissection

ESGE     European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

EUS    Endoscopic Ultrasound

FNA/FNB   Fine needle aspiration/biopsy

GEJ       Esophagogastric Junction

GERD    Gastroesophageal reflux disease

GI      gastrointestinal

MRI    Magnetic Resonance imaging

ONS  oral nutritional supplements

PEG  percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies

PET/CT     Positron Emission tomography

PN     parenteral nutrition

RHT   radiotherapy

SCC.   squamous cell carcinoma