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3/28/2017

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OESOPHAGO-GASTRIC JUNCTIONALADENOCARCINOMA

EGJ tumor (TNM 7

th

ed.)

Oesophagus

(ICD-O C15)

Includes Oesophagogastric junction (C16.0)

Rules for Classification

A tumour the epicenter of which is within 5 cm

of the oesophagogastric junction and also

extends into the oesophagus is classified and

staged using the oesophageal scheme.

Tumours with an epicenter in the stomach

greater than 5 cm from the oesophagogastric

junction or those within 5 cm of the

oesophagogastric junction without extension in

the oesophagus are classified and staged using

the gastric carcinoma scheme.

5 cm

Type I

Adeno-Ca. Dist. Esoph.

Type II

True Cardia-Ca.

Type III

Subcardial Ca.

R.Siewert, Brit.J.Surg. 1998

SIEWERT

AEG-Classification

5 cm

5 cm

Focused on tumor-centre location

EORTC Consensus

St Gallen 2012

Type I – Oesophago-gastrectomy

Type II – Oesophago-gastrectomy or

Extended Total Gastrectomy

Type I & II – Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy

– 2 field

Type III - Extended Total Gastrectomy

Lutzetal

Eur J Cancer 2012; 48: 2941-53

TheRoyalMarsden

Type II Definition

Centre of tumour 2cm above or below gastro-oesophageal

junction

Defining the centre is NOT easy

endoscopy

imaging

Decisions based only on the centre ? Too simplistic

surgicalauditgroup,January2011

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Survival in Type II according to surgery

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Siewert et alAnn Surg 2002; 232: 353-61