Tumor length assessed by miniprobe endosonography can predict the survival of the advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with stricture receiving concurrent chemoradiation

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 590-595

  Chang, W L ^a   Lin, F C ^a   Yen, C J ^a   Cheng, H ^a   Lai, W W ^a   Yang, H B ^a   Sheu, B S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

20MHz; Concurrent chemoradiation therapy; Endoscopic ultrasound; Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; Esophageal stricture; Survival; Tumor length

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 80855144172     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2011.01195.x     Document Type: Article

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