Palliation for Carcinoma of the Esophagus
| Autor: | Arthur N. Thomas, Theodore L. Phillips, William M. Wara, Peter M. Mauch |
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| Rok vydání: | 1976 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Esophageal Neoplasms medicine.medical_treatment Progressive obstruction Esophageal lesions medicine Carcinoma Humans Intubation Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Esophagus Aged business.industry Palliative Care Middle Aged Prognosis medicine.disease Dysphagia Symptomatic relief Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Carcinoma Squamous Cell Female medicine.symptom business Median survival |
| Zdroj: | Radiology. 121:717-720 |
| ISSN: | 1527-1315 0033-8419 |
| DOI: | 10.1148/121.3.717 |
| Popis: | From 1950 to 1973, 169 patients received irradiation for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. The average survival time was 10 months, with 7% of the patients living 2 years or more. The median survival time was 7 months; palliation averaged 6 months. Most completing therapy (89%) achieved some palliation: 66% had significant relief of dysphagia for 2 months or longer. The anatomical location of the malignant obstruction did not influence therapeutic response; there was similar response in cases of upper, middle, and lower esophageal lesions. Thirty patients with progressive obstruction underwent endoesophageal intubation with Celestin tube placement; this procedure provided symptomatic relief with minimal morbidity. |
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