Esophageal Cancer
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2007; 13(16): 2283-2288
Published online Apr 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i16.2283
Cyclooxygenase-2 expression after preoperative chemoradiotherapy correlates with more frequent esophageal cancer recurrence
Reigetsu Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Kenji Koishi, Syoudou Kojima, Tomohiro Matsumoto, Hidenori Yanagi, Takehira Yamamura, Tomoko Hashimoto-Tamaoki, Takashi Nishigami, Tohru Tsujimura
Reigetsu Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Kenji Koishi, Syoudou Kojima, Tomohiro Matsumoto, Hidenori Yanagi, Takehira Yamamura, Second Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
Reigetsu Yoshikawa, Tomoko Hashimoto-Tamaoki, Institute for Advanced Medical Sciences, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
Tomoko Hashimoto-Tamaoki, Department of Genetics, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
Takashi Nishigami, Tohru Tsujimura, Second Department of Pathology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Reigetsu Yoshikawa, MD, PhD, Second Department of Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. yosikr2s@hyo-med.ac.jp
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Received: January 25, 2007
Revised: February 3, 2007
Accepted: February 14, 2007
Published online: April 28, 2007
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