Journal article
Morphologic alterations in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma after preoperative high dose rate intraluminal brachytherapy
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Total esophagectomy specimens from 4 patients given preoperative high dose rate intraluminal brachytherapy (HDRILBT) of 20 Gray (GY) in 2 fractions of 10 Gy each week were reviewed for radiation changes.
METHODS: In all patients, preoperative biopsy specimens showed moderate to poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with minimal to negligible keratin production. The esophagectomy specimens were sampled at the resection …
Authors
Sur M; Sur R; Cooper K; Levin V; Bizos D; Dubazana N
Journal
Cancer, Vol. 77, No. 11, pp. 2200–2205
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
June 1, 1996
DOI
10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19960601)77:11<2200::aid-cncr3>3.0.co;2-t
ISSN
1097-0142