Abstract
Most carcinomas of the gastric cardia are adenocarcinomas that originate in the glands of the cardia mucosa and exhibit a growth pattern similar to carcinomas of the fundus. They are distinct from squamous cell carcinomas of the distal esophagus that invade the cardia from above. A special type of adenocarcinoma is that which occurs in the columnar-lined esophagus; it is considered a late sequela of chronic reflux disease. This type of tumor arises in the columnar epithelium of the esophagus and is more properly assigned to the class of distal esophageal tumors.
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Becker, H.D., Kremer, K., Schreiber, H.W. (1988). Resection of the Cardia. In: Becker, H.D., Herfarth, C., Lierse, W., Schreiber, H.W. (eds) Surgery of the Stomach. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88327-9_10
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