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Radiologic evaluation of small esophageal carcinoma

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Eleven patients with small esophageal carcinomas are described. Double-contrast esophagography is essential in the detection of small esophageal tumors. In spite of the “early” detection, we did not find an improvement in survival in these patients.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas System Cancer Center, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas, USA

    J. Zornoza M.D. & M. M. Lindell Jr.

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Zornoza, J., Lindell, M.M. Radiologic evaluation of small esophageal carcinoma. Gastrointest Radiol 5, 107–111 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888612

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