“Ebb Phenomenon” - Diagnosis of Submucosal Diffuse Invasion of Esophageal Cancer -
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Endoscopy
- Vol. 14 (01) , 6-8
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1021561
Abstract
The discovery of the ebb phenomenon in 1973 made it possible to detect submucosal diffuse invasion endoscopically. In 23 of 74 cases, submucosal diffuse invasion was recognized. In 18 cases, submucosal diffuse invasion was < 30 mm from the margin of the main tumor, but in 5 cases, invasion extended beyond 30 mm and in 2 cases, it extended almost 100 mm. It is very important to know of the existence of submucosal diffuse invasion and the range of its extent for the selection or combination of therapeutic modalities to improve the prognosis of these cases.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: