Ten year experience with pre-operative radiation therapy for carcinoma of the esophagus
β Scribed by Richard D. Marks Jr.; Richard H. Fitzgerald; Terence N. Moore; Keene M. Wallace
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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## 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
The authors thank Ms. Karen Jones for help with data entry and preparation of the manuscript and Celia Tanner of the Audiovisual Department of Westmead Hospital for the illustrations.