Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: characteristics of female patients and young adult patients based on a 12-year retrospective and prospective multicenter clinicoepidemiological cohort study in Japan

Abstract Background Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEGJ) is most common in men and the elderly, but the disease is becoming more common in female and young adult persons. We have investigated the clinicoepidemiological characteristics of female and young adult patients with AEGJ and...

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Matsueda, Noriaki Manabe, Tetsuo Watanabe, Yoshitaka Sato, Motowo Mizuno, Ken Haruma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-10-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-024-03421-6