BIOLOGY OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER AND THE ROLE OF COMBINED-MODALITY THERAPY

Authors
THOMAS CR
Citation
Cr. Thomas, BIOLOGY OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER AND THE ROLE OF COMBINED-MODALITY THERAPY, The Surgical clinics of North America, 77(5), 1997, pp. 1139
Citations number
131
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Surgical clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
00396109
Volume
77
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-6109(1997)77:5<1139:BOECAT>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The biology and treatment of esophageal cancer are being redefined bot h in the laboratory and in the clinic. This article highlights some of the pertinent issues with regard to the biology of squamous cell canc er of the esophagus (ESCCA), including environmental factors, biologic observations, and the role of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in t he management of esophageal cancer.