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01-12-2021 | Aortic Rupture | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: The Evolution of Treatment for Advanced Esophageal Cancer Invading the Aorta: The Impact of thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) on Clinical Outcome
Authors:
Ke-Cheng Chen, MD, PhD, I-Hui Wu, MD, PhD, Chih-Yang Chang, MD, PhD, Pei-Ming Huang, MD, PhD, Mong-Wei Lin, MD, PhD, Jang-Ming Lee, MD, PhD
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Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Issue 13/2021
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Excerpt
Advanced esophageal cancer invading the aorta is considered unsuitable for surgery, with definitive chemotherapy or chemoradiation as the treatments of choice (National Comprehensive Cancer Network, version 2.2021). The patients usually end up with disease progression soon after treatment. …