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Treatment Options for Stage 0 Esophageal Cancer

Source: Esophageal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.

Source updated: March 21, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.

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Context: Treatment of Stage 0 Esophageal Cancer

Stage 0 squamous cell esophageal cancer is rarely seen in the United States, but surgery has been used. For early-stage minimally invasive esophageal cancer, surgical and endoscopic techniques offer high rates of cure.

Surgery.[1,2]

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Endoscopic resection.[3,4]

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PubMed 19524578 · Original source
PubMed 21532466 · Original source
PubMed 8055442 · Original source
PubMed 8678620 · Original source

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