Self-expandable metallic stents for patients with recurrent esophageal carcinoma after failure of primary chemoradiotherapy

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 270-274

  Muto, Manabu ^a   Ohtsu, Atsushi ^a   Miyata, Yoshinori ^b   Shioyama, Yasukazu ^b   Boku, Narikazu ^a   Yoshida, Shigeaki ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^b IBARAKI PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Complications; Esophageal carcinoma; Metallic stent; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; MORPHINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG COMPLICATION; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RECURRENT CANCER; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SAFETY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STENT; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034907043     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hye053     Document Type: Article

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