Korean J Helicobacter Up Gastrointest Res.  2011 Jun;11(1):59-64. 10.7704/kjhugr.2011.11.1.59.

Different Managements for Esophageal Epithelial Neoplasms between the Japanese, Singaporean, and Korean Endoscopists

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sunyoung@kuh.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
  • 3First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
  • 4Department of Medicine, University of Singapore, Singapore.
  • 5Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS
There are controversies for the management of esophageal neoplasia due to its variety among countries. In this study, we tried to uncover the different managements on esophageal neoplasia between Korea, Singapore, and Japan.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We administered ten questionnaires to Korean, Japanese, and Singaporean endoscopists. The questionnaire consisted of endoscopic images from ten different esophageal neoplasms.
RESULTS
For Barrett esophagus (BE) with adenocarcinoma (P=0.013) and well-differentiated- type squamous cell carcinoma (P=0.007), all (100%) of the Japanese endoscopists selected endoscopic resection as treatment, whereas 25~40% of the Korean and Singaporean endoscopists selected surgical resection. For BE with low grade dysplasia (P=0.002) and flat-type squamous dysplasia (P<0.001), observation without endoscopic treatment was preferred in Japan, whereas endoscopic treatment was preferred in Korea and Singapore. Similar findings between three countries were; (i) medication for BE, (ii) endoscopic treatment for BE with high grade dysplasia and elevated-type squamous dysplasia, and (iii) operation for moderately-differentiated or poorly-differentiated typed SCC.
CONCLUSIONS
Our survey addresses different managements on esophageal neoplasia between Korea, Singapore, and Japan. More advanced or aggressive treatments are preferred in Korea and Singapore than in Japan for the management of BE with LGD, flat-type squamous dysplasia, BE with adenocarcinoma, and WD-typed SCC.

Keyword

Esophageal neoplasms; Neoplasms; Barrett esophagus

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Barrett Esophagus
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Esophageal Neoplasms
Humans
Japan
Korea
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Singapore
Surveys and Questionnaires
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