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. 2020 Apr 23:doaa028. doi: 10.1093/dote/doaa028

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Fig. 1 — Proposed flowchart for esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer treatment during COVID-19 pandemics.²⁰ 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.