Endoscopic ultrasound: Impact on survival in patients with esophageal cancer

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 682-686

  Schrager, Jason J ^a,b,c   Tarpley, John L ^b   Smalley, Walter E ^b   Austin, Mary T ^a   Pearson, A Scott ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endoscopic ultrasound; Esophageal cancer; Locoregional disease; Neoadjuvant chemoradiation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 26844454543     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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