Oesophageal cancer: How radical should surgery be?

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 210-213

  Mariette, C ^a,b,c   Piessen, G ^a,b,c  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c JEAN PIERRE AUBERT RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

Author keywords

Lymphadenectomy; Oesophageal cancer; Radical surgery; Review

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICAL RESECTION; REVIEW;

EID: 84856534514     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.12.022     Document Type: Article

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