Preoperative chemotherapy versus surgical therapy alone for squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 210-217

  Law, S ^a   Fok, M ^a   Chow, S ^a   Chu, K M ^a   Wong, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030755829     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(97)70147-8     Document Type: Article

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