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Management of late distant metastases after trimodality therapy for esophageal cancer.
- Source :
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The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2003 Nov; Vol. 76 (5), pp. 1742-3. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Trimodality therapy has been shown in preliminary studies to increase survival in esophageal cancer. Distant recurrence remains the main pattern of failure. A case of aggressive treatment of two metachronous solitary visceral metastases is presented.
- Subjects :
- Adenocarcinoma pathology
Biopsy, Needle
Brain Neoplasms diagnosis
Brain Neoplasms therapy
Cerebellum pathology
Cerebellum surgery
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Combined Modality Therapy
Esophagectomy methods
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Risk Assessment
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Adenocarcinoma secondary
Adenocarcinoma therapy
Brain Neoplasms secondary
Esophageal Neoplasms pathology
Esophageal Neoplasms therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0003-4975
- Volume :
- 76
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Annals of thoracic surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14602333
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00653-2