Radiation and chemotherapy in the management of malignant esophageal strictures

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 451-463

  Brierley, J D ^a   Oza, A M ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; MITOMYCIN C;

BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031970779     PISSN: 10525157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1052-5157(18)30272-1     Document Type: Review

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