Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: A multicentre rare cancer network study

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 258-264

  Vos, B ^a   Rozema, T ^c   Miller, R C ^d   Hendlisz, A ^a   van Laethem, J L ^b   Khanfir, K ^e   Weber, D C ^f   El Nakadi, I ^b   van Houtte, P ^a  

^a JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^e Hopital de Sion   (Switzerland)

^f GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Esophagus; Radiotherapy; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSTERNAL PAIN; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79956195078     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2010.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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