1)Siewert JR, Feith M, Stein HJ:Biologic and clinical variations of adenocarcinoma at the esophago-gastric junction:relevance of a topographic-anatomic subclassification. J Surg Oncol 90:139-146, 2005
2)Feith M, Stein HJ, Siewert JR:Adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction:surgical therapy based on 1602 consecutive resected patients. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 15:751-764, 2006
3)Siewert JR, Stein HJ:Classification of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagogastric junction. Br J Surg 85:1457-1459, 1998
4)Pedrazzani C, de Manzoni G, Marrelli D, et al:Lymph node involvement in advanced gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 134:378-385, 2007
5)Hosokawa Y, Kinoshita T, Konishi M, et al:Clinicopathological features and prognostic factors of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction according to Siewert classification:experiences at a single institution in Japan. Ann Surg Oncol 19:677-683, 2012
6)Fujitani K, Miyashiro I, Mikata S, et al:Pattern of abdominal nodal spread and optimal abdominal lymphadenectomy for advanced Siewert type Ⅱ adenocarcinoma of the cardia:results of a multicenter study. Gastric Cancer 2012 Aug 16.[Epub ahead of print]
7)Yamashita H, Katai H, Morita S, et al:Optimal extent of lymph node dissection for Siewert type Ⅱ esophagogastric junction carcinoma. Ann Surg 254:274-280, 2011
8)Nunobe S, Ohyama S, Sonoo H, et al:Benefit of mediastinal and para-aortic lymph-node dissection for advanced gastric cancer with esophageal invasion. J Surg Oncol 97:392-395, 2008
9)Siewert JR, Stein HJ, Feith M:Adenocarcinoma of the esophago-gastric junction. Scand J Surg 95:260-269, 2006
10)Leers JM, DeMeester SR, Chan N, et al:Clinical characteristics, biologic behavior, and survival after esophagectomy are similar for adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction and the distal esophagus. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 138:594-602, 2009
11)Hulscher JBF, van Sandick JW, de Boer AGEM, et al:Extended transthoracic resection compared with limited transhiatal resection for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. N Engl J Med 347:1662-1669, 2002
12)Omloo JM, Lagarde SM, Hulscher JB,et al:Extended transthoracic resection compared with limited transhiatal resection for adenocarcinoma of the mid/distal esophagus:five-year survival of a randomized clinical trial. Ann Surg 246:992-1000, 2007
13)Sasako M, Sano T, Yamamoto S, et al:Left thoracoabdominal approach versus abdominal-transhiatal approach for gastric cancer of the cardia or subcardia:a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol 7:644-651, 2006