Nonsurgical treatments for submucosal esophageal squamous cell carcinomas

Esophagus

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 159-164

  Minashi, Keiko ^a   Muto, Manabu ^a   Ohtsu, Atsushi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Combined modality therapy; Endoscopic surgical procedures; Radiation oncology

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPIC MUCOSAL RESECTION; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW;

EID: 38849110107     PISSN: 16129059     EISSN: 16129067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10388-007-0138-4     Document Type: Review

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