Influence of simultaneous neoadjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy on bronchoscopic findings and lung function in patients with locally advanced proximal esophageal cancer

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1741-1746

  Riedel, Martin ^a,b   Stein, Hubert J ^a   Mounyam, Leonard ^a   Zimmermann, Frank ^a   Fink, Ulrich ^a   Siewert, Jörg R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA MUCOSA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033711155     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.5.2003115     Document Type: Article

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