Treatment for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma complicated by fistulas: Case report

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 176-181

  Muro, Kei ^a   Ohtsu, Atsushi ^a   Boku, Narikazu ^a   Fujii, Takahiro ^a   Oda, Yasushi ^a   Hosokawa, Koichi ^a   Koba, Ikuro ^a   Tajiri, Hisao ^a   Yoshida, Shigeaki ^a   Ogino, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Esophageal carcinoma; Fistula; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006761272     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02348385     Document Type: Article

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