Comprehensive registry of esophageal cancer in Japan, 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The registration committee for esophageal cancer in the Japan Esophageal Society (JES) has collected the characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of patients who underwent any treatment in 2016 in Japan.

Methods

We analyzed data on patients who had visited the participating hospitals in 2016. We collected the data using the National Clinical Database with a web-based data collection system. We used the Japanese Classification of Esophageal Cancer 11th edition by JES and the TNM Classification 8th edition by the Union of International Cancer Control (UICC) for cancer staging. Two committee members (A. O. and M. T.), endorsed by the Japan Esophageal Society and certified by the NCD, analyzed the data.

Results

A total of 9,593 cases were registered from 347 i

SUBMITTER: Kimura Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12450814 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature