Postoperative irradiation after radical surgery of esophageal carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:食管癌根治术后放射治疗
- Author:
Lu CHAO
;
Kaijiong SHI
;
Heng WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
esophageal tumor;
postoperative radiotherapy
- From:
China Oncology
1998;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Purpose:To evaluate radiotherapy after operation of esophageal carcinoma. Methods:A comparative study was done between the group of 80 patients treated by postoperative radiotherapy and the group of 80 patients by operation only from January 1989 to June 1994. The radiation dose was 40—50 Gy. Results:The 1 ,3 ,and 5 year survival rates of operative group were 76.3%, 37.5%, 22.5%, and those of postoperative radiotherapy were 77.5 %,56.3 %,32.5 %. There was significant difference between the 3 year survival rates of the two groups ( P
