A comparison of transhiatal and transthoracic resections on the prognosis in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 749-755

  Junginger, T ^a   Gockel, I ^a   Heckhoff, S ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Extended lymph node dissection; Long term prognosis; Perioperative course; Transhiatal approach; Transthoracic approach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33747802396     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2006.03.048     Document Type: Article

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