Treatment of esophageal cancer in inoperable elderly patients: our experience

Autor: F. Frazzetta, G Lo Bue, G Caldiero, R Vetri, Antonino Tornambe, Frazzetta M, G De Simone, V Territo, M. Lucania
Přispěvatelé: FRAZZETTA, F, CALDIERO, G, TORNAMBÈ, A, LUCANIA, M, DE SIMONE, G, TERRITO, V, LO BUE, G, VETRI, R, FRAZZETTA, M
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: BMC Geriatrics
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-9-s1-a87
Popis: The esophagus carcinoma has an incidence rate of 3–4 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants, per year, with a male/female ratio of 3:1 and with a low incidence between the VI–VII decade of life. In Italy, the incidence rate equals 2,000 new cases/year with a mortality rate of 3–5/100,000 inhabitants.
Databáze: OpenAIRE