Brain metastasis from esophageal carcinoma

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-139

  Agrawal, Rashi ^a,b   Shukla, Prity ^a   Shukla, Vikas ^a   Chauhan, Arvind ^a  

^a J K Cancer Institute   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Carcinoma esophagus; Spread

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; RADIATION DOSE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT DURATION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 67749127875     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.52785     Document Type: Article

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