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. 2020 May 15;33(5):doaa028.
doi: 10.1093/dote/doaa028.

Esophageal oncologic surgery in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) emergency

Lavinia Barbieri  1 , Eider Talavera Urquijo  1 , Paolo Parise  1 , Magnus Nilsson  2 , John V Reynolds  3 , Riccardo Rosati  1
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Esophageal oncologic surgery in SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) emergency

Lavinia Barbieri et al. Dis Esophagus. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; chemotherapy; esophageal cancer; mortality; radiation therapy; surgery.

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Fig. 1
Proposed flowchart for esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer treatment during COVID-19 pandemics. If pT1bN0 is confirmed, consider adding CRT adjuvancy and/or closer follow-up and/or elective surgery after the COVID19 emergency has passed, according to MDT decision. †Consider the patient’s personal factors, ASA, nutritional status; if compromised, try to improve with preassessment and reconsider the case collectively. ADC, adenocarcinoma; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; CT, chemotherapy; CRT, chemoradiotherapy; EMR, endoscopic mucosal resection; ESD, endoscopic submucosal dissection; f-EMR + RFA, focal endoscopic mucosal resection + radiofrequency ablation; GEJ, gastroesophageal junction; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma.
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Fig. 2
Alternative anticancer treatment scheme proposed by the French Intergroup Thésaurus National de Cancérologie Digestive for esophagogastric tumors during COVID-19 crisis (expert’s agreement). CapOx, capecitabine + oxaliplatin; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; GEJ, gastroesophageal junction.
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