Carcinoma of the cardia: Carcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction - Classification, pathology and extent of resection

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-182

  Siewert, J R ^a   Stein, H J ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURVIVAL; CARDIA; CELIAC ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; KIDNEY VEIN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MEDIASTINUM; MORBIDITY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH CANCER; SURGICAL APPROACH; TOTAL STOMACH RESECTION;

EID: 0029832934     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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