Porfimer sodium photodynamic therapy in the treatment of early oesophageal carcinoma

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 244-248

  Craig, Carol ^a   Gray, Joanna ^a   Macpherson, Mairi ^a   Hodgson, Heather ^a   Zammit, Mark ^a   Fullarton, Grant ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oesophageal neoplasia; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

PHOTOFRIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 36348952553     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2007.09.003     Document Type: Article

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