Open AccessPrimary small cell oesophageal carcinoma: A retrospective study of different treatment modalities
Author(s) -
Mohammad Alfayez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2218-4333
DOI - 10.5306/wjco.v11.i10.836
Subject(s) - medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , chemotherapy , cancer , esophagus , oncology , gastroenterology , surgery , paleontology , biology
Primary small cell of esophageal carcinoma is an aggressive tumor with no established treatment guidelines. A treatment strategy was adopted based on small cell carcinoma of the lung because of many similar clinicopathological features. Here, we report one of the largest case series in a western population.