Endoscopic ultrasonography for assessment of the response to combined radiation therapy and chemotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer

Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 4-9

  Giovannini, M ^a,c   Seitz, J F ^a   Thomas, P ^b   Hannoun Levy, J M ^a   Perrier, H ^a   Resbeut, M ^a   Delpero, J R ^a   Fuentes, P ^b  

^a INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^c Digestive Oncology Unit   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

EID: 1842376272     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004053     Document Type: Article

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