Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Analysis of 14 cases and literature review

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 52, Issue 66, 2005, Pages 1738-1741

  Hosokawa, Ayumu ^a   Shimada, Yasuhiro ^a   Matsumura, Yasuhiro ^a   Yamada, Yasuhide ^a   Muro, Kei ^a   Hamaguchi, Tetsuya ^a   Igaki, Hiroyasu ^a   Tachimori, Yuji ^a   Kato, Hoichi ^a   Shirao, Kuniaki ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Esophagectomy; Esophagus; Radiotherapy; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; IRINOTECAN; VINCRISTINE;

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CANCER CENTER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DRUG FATALITY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 28544446813     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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