Prolonged survival follows resection of oesophageal SCC downstaged by prior chemoradiotherapy

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 214-217

  Bessell, J R ^a   Devitt, P G ^a   Gill, P G ^a   Goyal, S ^a   Jamieson, G G ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Oesophageal carcinoma; Oesophagectomy; Radiotherapy; Squamous cell Carcinoma; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0029864431     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb01167.x     Document Type: Article

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