The significance of neuroendocrine differentiation in adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and esophagogastric junction after preoperative chemoradiation
โ Scribed by Kim L. Wang; Qinghua Yang; Karen R. Cleary; Stephen G. Swisher; Arlene M. Correa; Ritsuko Komaki; Jaffer A. Ajani; Asif Rashid; Stanley R. Hamilton; Tsung-Teh Wu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 317 KB
- Volume
- 107
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The survival of patients with locoregional adenocarcinoma of the esophagus or the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) who receive preoperative chemoradiation is reported to be better among patients who achieve a pathologic complete response than among patients who have residua