Photodynamic therapy for obstructive esophageal malignancies

Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 167-174

  Mccaughan Jr , James S ^a  

^a GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Photodynamic therapy; Survival

Indexed keywords

PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOFRIN II;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLEEDING; BODY WEIGHT; BRUSH BORDER; CANCER STAGING; DIET; EDEMA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS PARAMETERS; EXUDATE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032912053     PISSN: 10703608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/DTE.5.167     Document Type: Article

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