Esophageal cancer resection in the elderly

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 941-946

  Thomas, P ^a   Doddoli, C ^a   Neville, P ^a   Pons, J ^a   Lienne, P ^a   Giudicelli, R ^a   Giovannini, M ^b   Seitz, J F ^b   Fuentes, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

Author keywords

Elderly; Esophageal carcinoma; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030339171     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)80394-0     Document Type: Article

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