Small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus is a rare tumor. In most reported cases, surgery has been the major mode of therapy. Most patients have relapsed rapidly with disseminated disease. We treated a patient with small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus with a multi-drug regimen being used in small cell
Effective chemotherapy for small cell carcinoma of the esophagus
โ Scribed by Gen Tanabe; Takashi Kajisa; Hisaaki Shimazu; Aichi Yoshida
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 497 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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