Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: A review and update

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 193-200

  Allen, Jeffrey W ^a   Richardson, J David ^a   Edwards, Michael J ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodigestive; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Radiation therapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031403689     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-7404(98)00003-6     Document Type: Review

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