The significance of histologically infiltrated resection margin after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 286-290

  Law, Simon ^a   Arcilla, Caroline ^a   Chu, Kent man ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL;

EID: 0032167837     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00140-8     Document Type: Article

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