title: [Salvage radiotherapy in postoperative recurrences of rectal and rectosigmoid carcinomas].
abstract: One hundred and twenty-five patients, previously operated for rectal or rectosigmoid cancer, have been submitted to external radiation therapy from 1964 to 1985 on pelvic and/or perineal recurrence (50 perineal, 66 pelvic, 9 both). Fifty-seven per cent received more than 50 Gy, but only 14% more than 60 Gy. Overall survival has been poor (66% at 1 year, 20% at 3 years, 15% at 5 years) whereas better results have been achieved for pain relief: complete remission in 49% and partial remission in 26% of 77 symptomatic patients. Among 94 patients, evaluable for tumor size before and after treatment, radiation significantly decreased the size of the recurrence in 63% (27% CR). Among prognostic factors (recurrence site, radiation dose, age, pain relief and disease-free interval since surgery) only perineal recurrence without pelvic involvement, if treated with high doses (greater than 50 Gy), seems to be related to a significantly improved prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche, Università, Milano.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gardani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valvo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lozza
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zucali
mesh_terms: D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D012811:Sigmoid Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: La radioterapia di salvataggio nelle recidive postoperatorie dei carcinomi rettali e rettosigmoidei.