Biology of esophageal cancer and the role of combined modality therapy

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1139-1167

  Thomas C R , Jr ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; MITOMYCIN C;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0030845281     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70609-5     Document Type: Article

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