What is the role of surgery in multimodality treatment of localized oesophageal cancer?

Oncology Research and Treatment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-76

  Stahl, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

CANCER SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029879219     PISSN: 22965270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000218763     Document Type: Article

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