Importance of radiation therapy within multimodal treatment strategies in esophageal carcinoma. A review;Die Strahlenbehandlung in der multimodalen Therapie des Osophaguskarzinoms. Eine Ubersicht

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 295-308

  Fritz, P ^a   Wannenmacher, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; MITOMYCIN C; VINBLASTINE; VINDESINE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0030927390     PISSN: 01797158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03038912     Document Type: Review

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