Treatment for M1a cancer of the esophagus may not be largely palliative

J Thorac Oncol. 2010 Feb;5(2):284; author reply 284-5. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181ccb957.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Esophageal Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Palliative Care
  • Prognosis
  • Survival Rate

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents