Pathology of esophageal cancers: Local experience and current insights

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 459-464

  Lam, King Yin ^a   Ma, Lily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

CARCINOMA, ADENOSQUAMOUS; CARCINOMA, MUCOEPIDERMOID; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; GENES, P53; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 0031152158     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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