Management of esophageal cancer in patients aged over 80 years
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- 1 September 2007
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 32 (3) , 445-448
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.06.014
Abstract
Background: Important advances in the management of cancer of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction have occurred in the last decades, making trKeywords
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