Systematic review and meta-analysis of the influence of circumferential resection margin involvement on survival in patients with operable oesophageal cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 456-464

  Chan, D S Y ^a   Reid, T D ^a   Howell, I ^a   Lewis, W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873413837     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9015     Document Type: Review

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