Endoscopic Tumor Length Should Be Reincluded in the Esophageal Cancer Staging System: Analyses of 662 Consecutive Patients

Michele Valmasoni; Elisa Sefora Pierobon; Alberto Ruol; Carlo Alberto De Pasqual; Gianpietro Zanchettin; Lucia Moletta; Renato Salvador; Mario Costantini; Stefano Merigliano

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153068

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Endoscopic Tumor Length Should Be Reincluded in the Esophageal Cancer Staging System: Analyses of 662 Consecutive Patients

Michele Valmasoni ,

* E-mail: michele.valmasoni@unipd.it

Affiliation 3rd Surgical Clinic - Center for Esophageal Disease, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1462-8275

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Elisa Sefora Pierobon,

Affiliation 3rd Surgical Clinic - Center for Esophageal Disease, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
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Alberto Ruol,

Affiliation 3rd Surgical Clinic - Center for Esophageal Disease, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
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Carlo Alberto De Pasqual,

Affiliation 3rd Surgical Clinic - Center for Esophageal Disease, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
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Gianpietro Zanchettin,

Affiliation 3rd Surgical Clinic - Center for Esophageal Disease, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
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Lucia Moletta,

Affiliation 3rd Surgical Clinic - Center for Esophageal Disease, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
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Renato Salvador,

Affiliation 3rd Surgical Clinic - Center for Esophageal Disease, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
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Mario Costantini,

Affiliation 3rd Surgical Clinic - Center for Esophageal Disease, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
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Stefano Merigliano

Affiliation 3rd Surgical Clinic - Center for Esophageal Disease, Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences, University Hospital of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy
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Endoscopic Tumor Length Should Be Reincluded in the Esophageal Cancer Staging System: Analyses of 662 Consecutive Patients

Michele Valmasoni,
Elisa Sefora Pierobon,
Alberto Ruol,
Carlo Alberto De Pasqual,
Gianpietro Zanchettin,
Lucia Moletta,
Renato Salvador,
Mario Costantini,
Stefano Merigliano

Published: April 18, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153068

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