The effect of age on the outcome of surgical treatment for carcinoma of the oesophagus and gastric cardia

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 805-810

  Rahamim, J S ^a   Murphy, G J ^a   Awan, Y ^a   Junemann Ramirez, M ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophagectomy; Oesophageal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARDIA CARCINOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGECTOMY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037997909     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(03)00034-4     Document Type: Article

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