Esophageal metastasis from prostate cancer: Diagnostic use of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for prostate-specific antigen

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 236-240

  Nakamura, Toshiyuki ^a   Mohri, Hiromi ^a   Shimazaki, Makoto ^a   Ito, Yoichiro ^a   Ohnishi, Takaya ^a   Nishino, Yoshinori ^a   Fujihiro, Shigeru ^a   Shima, Hiroto ^a   Matsushita, Tomomichi ^b   Yasuda, Mori ^b   Moriwaki, Hisataka ^b   Muto, Yasutoshi ^b   Deguchi, Takashi ^b  

^a Gifu Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophageal metastasis; Prostate cancer; Prostate specific antigen; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

GAMMA SEMINOPROTEIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS METASTASIS; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 8244250760     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02936374     Document Type: Article

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