Small-cell carcinomas of the gastrointestinal tract: A review

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2730-2739

  Brenner, Baruch ^a   Tang, Laura H ^a   Klimstra, David S ^a   Kelsen, David P ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL TIME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 4344689150     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.09.075     Document Type: Review

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