Endoscopic and clinicopathological patterns of esophageal cancer in Tanzania: Experiences from two tertiary health institutions

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mchembe, Mabula D ^a   Rambau, Peter F ^b   Chalya, Phillipo L ^b   Jaka, Hyasinta ^b   Koy, Mheta ^b   Mahalu, William ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Clinicopathological patterns; Endoscopy; Esophageal cancer; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANT METASTASIS; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; ESOPHAGOSCOPE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TANZANIA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TANZANIA; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884953779     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-11-257     Document Type: Article

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