Role of preoperative chemotherapy in squamous cell carcinoma of esophagus in Kashmir, a cancer belt - A pilot study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 465-470

  Lone, Ghulam Nabi ^a   Sheikh, Ajaz Aziz ^a   Sheikh, Zahoor Ahmad ^a   Baba, Khalil M ^b   Qurieshi, Mariya Amin ^c   Mufti, Gowhar Nazir ^a   Naikoo, Zahoor Ahmed ^a   Syed, Abir Ahmed ^a   Ahangar, A G ^a   Lone, Reyaz A ^a   Sharma, M L ^a   Singh, Shyam ^a   Bhat, M A ^a   Dar, A M ^a  

^a AMRITA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Pre operative chemotherapy; Squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958809387     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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