Linear EUS: The clinical impact of N staging in esophageal carcinoma

Minerva Medica

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-319

  Vazquez Sequeiros, E ^a,b   Foruny Olcina, J R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Esophageal neoplasms; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING;

EID: 36749023924     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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