Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Experience from 1993 to 1998

Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Experience from 1993 to 1998

OBJECTIVES: To review outcomes after curative treatment for esophageal cancer in the Vancouver Island Cancer Centre from 1993 to 1998. Curative treatments included esophagectomy alone, and chemoradiotherapy with ‘selective surgery’ for patients with post-treatment-positive endoscopic biopsy or less...

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Main Authors: Kenneth S Wilson, Amanda G Wilson, Gary J Dewar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2002-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/767602
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spelling doaj-69f863631786406689ad70f48f9735442020-11-25T00:37:43ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002002-01-0116636136810.1155/2002/767602Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Experience from 1993 to 1998Kenneth S Wilson0Amanda G Wilson1Gary J Dewar2Vancouver Island Cancer Centre, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, Greater Victoria Hospital Society, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaOBJECTIVES: To review outcomes after curative treatment for esophageal cancer in the Vancouver Island Cancer Centre from 1993 to 1998. Curative treatments included esophagectomy alone, and chemoradiotherapy with ‘selective surgery’ for patients with post-treatment-positive endoscopic biopsy or less than 75% regression on computed axial tomography scan, or with resectable local recurrence.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/767602
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Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Experience from 1993 to 1998
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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title Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Experience from 1993 to 1998
title_short Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Experience from 1993 to 1998
title_full Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Experience from 1993 to 1998
title_fullStr Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Experience from 1993 to 1998
title_full_unstemmed Curative Treatment for Esophageal Cancer: Vancouver Island Cancer Centre Experience from 1993 to 1998
title_sort curative treatment for esophageal cancer: vancouver island cancer centre experience from 1993 to 1998
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
issn 0835-7900
publishDate 2002-01-01
description OBJECTIVES: To review outcomes after curative treatment for esophageal cancer in the Vancouver Island Cancer Centre from 1993 to 1998. Curative treatments included esophagectomy alone, and chemoradiotherapy with ‘selective surgery’ for patients with post-treatment-positive endoscopic biopsy or less than 75% regression on computed axial tomography scan, or with resectable local recurrence.
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