Prognostic significance of positive circumferential resection margin in esophageal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 446-453

  Wu, Jie ^a,b   Chen, Qi Xun ^b   Teng, Li Song ^a,b   Krasna, Mark J ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^c Jersey Shore University   (United States)

Author keywords

7; CTSNet classification

Indexed keywords

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ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; ESOPHAGECTOMY; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84893358025     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: 15526259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.10.043     Document Type: Article

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