Small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus associated with a paraneoplastic neurological syndrome: A case report documenting a complete response

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 109-112

  Shimoda, Takuya ^a,b   Koizumi, Wasaburou ^a   Tanabe, Satoshi ^a   Higuchi, Katuhiko ^a   Sasaki, Tohru ^a   Nakayama, Norisuke ^a   Azuma, Mizutomo ^a   Saigenji, Katsunori ^a   Katou, Tomoya ^a   Ogino, Mieko ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Paraneoplastic neurologic syndrome; Radiation therapy; Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARANEOPLASTIC NEUROPATHY; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645154076     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyi241     Document Type: Article

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