RADIATION PROGNOSIS OF LOWER THIRD THORACIC ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA
- VernacularTitle:食管胸下段癌单纯放疗的预后
- Author:
Jun WAN
;
Ren LI
;
Xueying QIAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lower third thoracic Esophageal carcinoma Radiotherapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology
1992;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
From October 1969 through December 1981, 3483 esoghageal carcinomas without superficial lymphatic metastasis were treated by 60 Co in our hospital. The radiation dose was over 50Gy and follow-up was over ten years. Results: No significant difference of survival rates was found in various cancer locations in the esophagus combined with the data between our hospital and Xingtai Tumor Hospital, the 5-year survival rates for lower third esophageal cancer were 20.7%～36.4% in surgery group and only 4.3% in radiation group. The 5-year survival rates were also significantly diffrent between radiation group(34.7%) and surgery group (64.9%) for cancer length of
