Methods of palliation of esophageal and gastric cancer

Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 459-483

  Nash, Carla L ^a   Gerdes, Hans ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; BALLOON DILATATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PYLORUS STENOSIS; REVIEW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STENT; STOMACH TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; PATIENT CARE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RECANALIZATION; STOMACH CANCER; YAG LASER;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BALLOON DILATATION; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PYLORIC STENOSIS; STENTS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HUMAN;

APC;

EID: 0036545232     PISSN: 10553207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1055-3207(02)00010-8     Document Type: Review

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