Comparison of the 8th UICC staging system for esophageal and gastric cancers in Siewert type II junctional adenocarcinomas

摘要

Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate whether adenocarcinomas of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) are better staged as cancers of the esophagus (TNM-EC) or stomach (TNM-GC) according to the 8th edition of the UICC classification.