Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2876500 The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
A multidisciplinary TMC increased the percentage of patients receiving complete staging, a multidisciplinary evaluation, and adherence to nationally accepted care guidelines while decreasing the interval from diagnosis to treatment significantly. While the ultimate goal of treatment is to improve patient survival, the surrogate variables examined in this review indicate that patients with esophageal cancer benefit from being evaluated in a prospective, multidisciplinary manner.
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