Open AccessRelationship between HER-2 overexpression and brain metastasis in esophageal cancer patients
Author(s) -
Taher Abu Hejleh,
Barry R. DeYoung,
Eric Steven Engelman,
Jeremy Michael Deutsch,
Bridget Zimmerman,
Thorvardur R. Halfdanarson,
Daniel Berg,
Kalpaj R. Parekh,
William R. Lynch,
Mark D. Iannettoni,
Sudershan K. Bhatia,
Gerald H. Clamon
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v4.i5.103
Subject(s) - medicine , esophageal cancer , esophagectomy , brain metastasis , metastasis , cancer , pathological , immunohistochemistry , oncology , chemoradiotherapy , medical record , gastroenterology , pathology
To study if HER-2 overexpression by locally advanced esophageal cancers increase the chance of brain metastasis following esophagectomy.