Amyopathic dermatomyositis associated with esophageal cancer [7]

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 310-311

  Kikuchi, Kanako ^a   Seto, Yasuyuki ^a   Matsubara, Toshiki ^a   Yamada, Kazuhiko ^a   Tamaki, Kunihiko ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; STEROID;

ADULT; AMYOPATHIC DERMATOMYOSITIS; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DERMATOMYOSITIS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; SKIN;

EID: 39449104479     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03486.x     Document Type: Letter

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