## Between 1965 and 1981, 119 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus were treated with radiation therapy with curative intent. Radiation was employed in combination with surgery and delivered pre-and/or postoperatively in 20 patients (17 %). The remainder received radiotherapy alon
A randomized study of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgery versus surgery for localized squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
β Scribed by Elisabeth Le Prise; Pierre L. Etienne; Bernard Meunier; Guy Maddern; Mohamed Ben Hassel; Daniel Gedouin; Dominique Boutin; Jean P. Campion; Bernard Launois
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 515 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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