Endoscopic follow-up in oncological diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: The experience of the Regina Elena Cancer Institute

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 463-467

  Stigliano, V ^a   Assisi, D ^a   Fracasso, P ^a   Grassi, A ^a   Lapenta, R ^a   Casale, V ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Follow up; Neoplasm; Precancerous lesions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; COLONOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; ITALY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033493233     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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