Interventional radiology and radiotherapy for inoperable cholangiocarcinoma of the extrahepatic bile ducts

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Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 467-471

  Milella, Marco ^a   Salvetti, Monica ^a   Cerrotta, Annamaria ^a   Cozzi, Guido ^a   Uslenghi, Elisabetta ^a   Tavola, Anna ^a   Gardani, Gianstefano ^a   Severini, Aldo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Cholangiocarcinoma; Interventional radiology; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031759391     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169808400406     Document Type: Article

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