Esophageal cancer: Adenocarcinoma in populations dominated by squamous cell histology

Esophagus

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Gibson, Michael K ^a   Brock, Malcolm ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Esophageal cancer; Methylation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; HUMAN; JAPANESE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SQUAMOUS CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 41849117316     PISSN: 16129059     EISSN: 16129067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10388-007-0115-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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