Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Experience from 1993 to 1998

Autor: Kenneth S Wilson, Amanda G Wilson, Gary J Dewar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 16, Iss 6, Pp 361-368 (2002)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2002/767602
Popis: OBJECTIVES: To review outcomes after curative treatment for esophageal cancer in the Vancouver Island Cancer Centre from 1993 to 1998. Curative treatments included esophagectomy alone, and chemoradiotherapy with ‘selective surgery’ for patients with post-treatment-positive endoscopic biopsy or less than 75% regression on computed axial tomography scan, or with resectable local recurrence.
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