Long-term survival of a patient with widespread metastases from Barrett's adenocarcinoma.
Five-year survival of patients with stage 4 Barrett's adenocarcinoma is minimal. Such a patient is presented, alive without evident disease, 7 years after resection of the primary lesion, during which time he drank Peruvian herbal tea.
Mason
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Loyola University Medical Center, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
Micetich
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Aranha
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000150:complications*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013662:Tea
D013662:Tea