Therapeutical effect of Geranium sibirium extract on low rectal carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:老鹳草提取物治疗低位直肠癌的临床观察及机理探讨
- Author:
Yuanhua HUANG
;
Guodong HUANG
;
Min HUANG
;
Chunxia WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
brachytherapy;
geranium sibirium extract;
microwaves therapy;
rectum carcinoma
- From:
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine
1992;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
AIM:To investigate the therapeutical effect of Geranium sibirium extract on the patients with low rectal carcinoma,reserving anus reducing complication and increasing survival rate. METHODS:The treatments included extrasomatic radiotherapy near to tumor,intracavity and extracavity microwave diathermy as well as oral administration of Geranium sibirium extract.All the 30 patients were treated. RESULTS:The four-year follow -up showed that except 4 cases had local recurrence and 5 cases had distant metastasis,four-year survival rate and tumor -free survival rate were 86.7%(26/30) and 83%(25/30),respectively. CONCLUSION:With general treatment and low dose radiotherapy ,the therapeutics of reserving anus in low rectal carcinoma may increase survival quality ,reduce complication and recurrence rate.
