Leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus: Results of surgical treatment

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 894-896

  Rocco, Gaetano ^a   Trastek, Victor F ^a   Deschamps, Claude ^a   Allen, Mark S ^a   Miller, Daniel L ^a   Pairolero, Peter C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032169453     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00684-5     Document Type: Article

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