During the last 30 years, the incidence of oesophagealadenocarcinoma has increased rapidly.
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Methods: Consecutive patients with oesophagealadenocarcinoma who underwent PET-CT before neoadjuvant chemotherapy and resection were included.
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Patients with Barrett's oesophagus have an increased risk of developing oesophagealadenocarcinoma and should be kept under surveillance.
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There are few epidemiological data on the dietary risk factors of Barrett's oesophagus, a precursor of oesophagealadenocarcinoma.
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The incidence of oesophagealadenocarcinoma (EADC) is rapidly increasing in Western countries and obesity is thought to be a major risk factor.
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The present data confirm that dedicated gastrointestinal pathologists with broad experience are preferred when grading the resection specimens of patients with early oesophagealadenocarcinoma.
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Conclusions: The reproducibility of the Japanese classification is good in terms of inter- and intraobserver variability when grading early oesophagealadenocarcinoma on surgical resection specimens.