Endoscopic mucosal resection and the risk of lymph-node metastases: Indications revisited?

Endoscopy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-179

  Vieth, M ^a   Rosch T ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH TUMOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33344475645     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924995     Document Type: Editorial

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