This book provides comprehensive and practical guidance for the management of esophageal cancer. It presents a detailed review of the pathophysiology, clinical staging, treatment, and outcomes of patients with esophageal cancer. Chapters cover the epidemiology of the disease, latest diagnostic and staging tools, systemic therapies, and the current open and minimally invasive surgical techniques including transhiatal, Ivor Lewis and McKeown esophagectomy. 

Esophageal Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment compiles experience gained across a variety of medical disciplines, with contributions from world renowned surgeons, gastroenterologists, and medical oncologists.  Thanks to its multidisciplinary authorship, this book represents a unique resource for anybody who takes care of patients with esophageal cancer.

1. Esophageal anatomy

2. Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer: Pathogenesis and Epidemiology
3. Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: Pathogenesis and Epidemiology
4. Staging of esophageal cancer: Implications for therapy
5. Endoscopic Therapy for Superficial Esophageal Cancer
6. Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy
7. Restaging after neoadjuvant therapy
8. Anesthetic concerns for esophageal surgery
9. Transhiatal Esophagectomy
10. Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
11. McKeown Esophagectomy
12. En Bloc Esophagectomy
13. Fundamentals of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy
14. Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
15. Hybrid Esophagectomy
16. Colonic Interposition after Esophagectomy
17. Perioperative care and management of post-operative complications
18. Volume and Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer Surgery
19. Quality of life after Esophagectomy
20. Palliative Treatment of Esophageal Cancer
21. Future Directions in Esophageal Cancer.