Esophageal small-cell cancer: Study of a rare disease

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 690-695

  Raja, S ^a   Rice, T W ^a   Rajeswaran, J ^a   Zhong, J ^a   Blackstone, E H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Meta analysis; Radiotherapy; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; ESOPHAGEAL SMALL CELL CANCER; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RARE DISEASE; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHEMOTHERAPY; META-ANALYSIS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY; SURVIVAL;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY; RARE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884712256     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dote.12022     Document Type: Article

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