Evaluation of the palliative effect of radiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma

Autor: Jonas Ranstam, Sven-Börje Ewers, R Lillo-Gil, H Widmark, Maria Albertsson, G. M. Hambraeus
Rok vydání: 1989
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Zdroj: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden). 28(2)
ISSN: 0284-186X
Popis: 149 patients with carcinoma of the esophagus treated with radiotherapy were evaluated. Eighty-one patients had treatment with palliative intent and 68 with curative intent. The 4-year actuarial survival was 1 and 5% respectively. The tumor size, Karnofsky index (KI) and radiation dose were prognostic factors. The duration of palliation of the patients dysphagia was dose-dependent.
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