The value of ultrasound in the assessment of cervical and abdominal lymph node metastases and selecting surgical strategy in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the thoracic esophagus treated with neoadjuvant therapy

Advances in Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 291-298

  Cwik G ^a   Dabrowski A ^a   Skoczylas, T ^a   Wallner, G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

esophageal cancer; lymph node metastasis; staging; ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ABDOMINAL LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855460718     PISSN: 18961126     EISSN: 18984002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10039-011-0055-6     Document Type: Article

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