Staging of esophageal carcinoma: Endoscopic ultrasonography

Rays - International Journal of Radiological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-362

  Familiari, Pietro ^a,b   Marchese, Michele ^b   Larghi, Alberto ^b   Spada, Cristiano ^b   Costamagna, Guido ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Endosonography; Esophageal carcinoma; Staging

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CELIAC PLEXUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MOLECULAR PROBE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 33745300826     PISSN: 03907740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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