## Abstract An etiologic role for human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in either head and neck (HNC) or esophageal carcinogenesis remains debatable. Patients with head and neck cancer are at high risk for developing a second esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC). The aim of our study was to deter
Comparison of characteristics of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma associated with head and neck cancer and those with gastric cancer
β Scribed by Hiroyuki Kuwano; Masaru Morita; Shin-Ichi Tsutsui; Yuichiro Kido; Masaki Mori; Keizo Sugimachi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 266 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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