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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2011; 17(19): 2407-2410
Published online May 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i19.2407
Published online May 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i19.2407
Characteristics | |
No. of patients | 7 |
Age (mean, yr) | 66 (57-75) |
Gender | 6 male, 1 female |
Histology of primary tumor | |
Adenocarcinoma | 7 |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 0 |
Grade of tumor | |
2 | 1 |
3 | 3 |
4 | 2 |
Unknown | 1 |
Stage | |
IIA | 1 |
III | 2 |
IVA | 2 |
IVB | 2 |
Treatment | |
Chemo-radiation/surgery | 3 |
Chemo-radiation | 2 |
Surgery/chemo-radiation | 1 |
Surgery/radiation | 1 |
Radiation (palliative) | 0 |
Time between original diagnosis and brain metastasis (mean, mo) | 10, (2-25) |
- Citation: Smith RS, Miller RC. Incidence of brain metastasis in patients with esophageal carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17(19): 2407-2410
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v17/i19/2407.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v17.i19.2407