title: Is surgery still part of local therapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal carcinoma?
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ruhstaller
authors.forename: Beat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thuerlimann
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koeberle
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: von Moos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design