Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: A study of 153 cases
β Scribed by Hiroshi Takita; Ronald G. Vincent; Victor Caicedo; Alberto C. Gutierrez
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1977
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 331 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
The incidence of esophageal carcinoma in the United States is relatively low; total estimated cases annually are about 7,000 (Ca, 1975). The overall cure rate, however, is about the worst among all the malignant diseases and is reported to be 3% (Ca, 1975).
We reviewed cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus treated at Roswell Park Memorial Institute to understand the clinicopathologic features in order to improve our therapeutic results.
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