Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus treated with esophagectomy and following chemotherapy: Case report with review of the literature

European Surgical Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-44

  Usami, S ^a   Motoyama, S ^a   Maruyama, K ^a   Sato, Y ^a   Shibuya, K H ^a   Nakatsu, T ^a   Saito, H ^a   Minamiya, Y ^a   Ogawa, J ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophagectomy; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL; IRINOTECAN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956090363     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000318589     Document Type: Article

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