Esophagectomy in elderly patients with esophageal cancer

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 176-179

  Liu, Hung Chang ^a,b,c   Chen, Yi Ching ^a   Chen, Chih Hao ^a   Chen, Yu Jen ^a,d  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Mackay Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

elderly; esophageal cancer; esophagectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 78650990325     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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