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Development of a clinical score to distinguish malignant from benign esophageal disease in an undiagnosed patient population referred to an esophageal diagnostic assessment program

BACKGROUND: Esophageal cancer is associated with poor prognosis. Diagnosis is often delayed, resulting in presentation with advanced disease. We developed a clinical score to predict the risk of a malignant diagnosis in symptomatic patients prior to any diagnostic tests. METHODS: We analyzed data fr...

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Autores principales: Ahmadi, Negar, Mbuagbaw, Lawrence, Hanna, Waël C., Finley, Christian, Agzarian, John, Wen, Chuck K., Coret, Michal, Schieman, Colin, Shargall, Yaron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139012/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32274084
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.02.07