1. Individualization of lymphadenectomy in superficial esophageal squamous cell cancer

   • Shoji Natsugoe
   • Hiroshi Okumura
   • Takashi Aikou

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 41 - 45

2. Predictive factors for lymph node metastasis in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas contacting or penetrating the muscularis mucosae: the utility of droplet infiltration

   • Hideto Egashira
   • Akio Yanagisawa
   • Yo Kato

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 47 - 52

3. Evaluation of the quality of life after surgical treatment for thoracic esophageal cancer

   • Akio Higuchi
   • Junji Minamide
   • Norio Aoyama

   ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pages: 53 - 59

4. Esophageal small cell carcinoma effectively treated by cisplatin and irinotecan

   • Makoto Furihata
   • Yuko Ono
   • Morio Koike

   CASE REPORT Pages: 61 - 64

5. Severe long esophageal stricture following hyperemesis gravidarum

   • Shinsuke Sato
   • Takeo Maekawa
   • Masahiko Tsurumaru

   CASE REPORT Pages: 65 - 70

6. Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis improved by endoscopic dilatation

   • Takayuki Ose
   • Kohichi Okita
   • Yoshikazu Kinoshita

   CASE REPORT Pages: 71 - 74

7. A case of severe chylothorax after esophagectomy successfully treated by a new combination of continuous positive-pressure ventilation plus chemical pleurodesis

   • Shuhei Komatsu
   • Yuji Ueda
   • Hisakazu Yamagishi

   CASE REPORT Pages: 75 - 79

8. Giant fibrovascular polyp of the esophagus: MRI is useful for diagnosis and surgical planning

   • Yoshihisa Fujita
   • Masako Hiramatsu
   • Nobuhiko Tanigawa

   CASE REPORT Pages: 81 - 85

9. Superficial squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus type 0-IIa (m3)

   • Kumiko Momma
   • Tetsuo Nemoto

   CASE ATLAS Pages: 87 - 90