Small cell/neuroendocrine tumors of the esophagus: Presentation of two cases and review of the literature

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Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 780-783

  Gollard, Russell ^a   Ellis, Carla ^b   VanderHarten, Carol ^c  

^a Cancer and Blood Specialists of Nevada   (United States)

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

^c QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Extrapulmonary; Neuroendocrine; Small cell

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUOROURACIL; PENTETREOTIDE IN 111;

AGED; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 78650455619     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089161009600524     Document Type: Article

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