What is the optimal management of dysphagia in metastatic esophageal cancer?

Current Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Hanna, W C ^a   Sudarshan, M ^a   Roberge, D ^a   David, M ^a   Waschke, K A ^a   Mayrand, S ^a   Alcindor, T ^a   Ferri, Lorenzo E ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Esophageal cancer; Palliation; Radiation therapy; Stents

Indexed keywords

AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84859464527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17187729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3747/co.19.892     Document Type: Review

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