ESOPHAGEAL CANCER PATIENTS SURVIVED OVER 10 YEARS AFTER RADIOTHERAPY ALONE:ANALYSIS OF 100 PATIENTS
- VernacularTitle:食管癌放疗后生存10年患者的临床分析
- Author:
Shuchai ZHU
;
Daoan ZHOU
;
Zhiguo ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Esophageal cancer Radiotherapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology
1992;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
From 1970 to 1984,100 patients with esophageal cancer survived over 10 years after radiotherapy alone. In theis group 58 male, 42 female; section of upper thoracic 53, section of middle thoracic 47; medullary type 82, fungoid type 14; tumor length ≤5cm 49, 5.1～7.0cm 34, 7.1～9.0cm 17. They were teated by three or four intersecting radiation, total doses were 50～70Gy. 9 patients received second radiotherapy for local relapse. In 100 patients, 58 patients still survived , 42 patients died of local relapse 18, bleeding 6 and fistula 4. 5 patients suffered from radiation myelitis and 3 patients fracture of rib in 58 living patients. Conclusion: the result of treatment is better in group of young people. Patients with supraclavicular metastasis have received seccond radiotherapy after first raditherapy could still survive for a long time. Local relapse is the important factor for death yet. We think total dose is adapted between 50～70Gy. The spinal received dose
