Neoadjuvant treatment of advanced stage esophageal adenocarcinoma increases survival*
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Diseases of the Esophagus
- Vol. 15 (2) , 121-124
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2050.2002.00214.x
Abstract
Summary. Sophisticated surgical approaches have a definite but limited role in esophageal cancer. The majority have systemic disease at presentation, minimal rKeywords
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