External beam radiotherapy and intraluminal brachytherapy in advanced inoperable esophageal cancer: JIPMER experience

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 128-130

  Vivekanandam, S ^a   Reddy, K S ^a   Velavan, K ^a   Balasundaram, V ^a   Ranga Rao, S ^a   Subba Rao, K S V K ^a   Nachiappan, M ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Esophageal cancers; External beam radiotherapy; Intraluminal brachytherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035048815     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-200104000-00005     Document Type: Article

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