Radiation treatment of superficial spreading carcinoma of the esophagus.
Superficial spreading carcinoma of the esophagus is a relatively rare disease. A 78-year-old man with this lesion was treated with high-dose-rate intracavitary irradiation (6 Gy) following external irradiation (48 Gy). The irradiated length was very long: 21 cm for intracavitary irradiation, which covered almost the entire thoracic esophagus, and 24 cm for external irradiation, which covered the entire thoracic esophagus. After treatment, he was well and could eat solid foods until his death, without tumor, two years and five months after radiotherapy. Intracavitary irradiation with a long irradiation length following external irradiation with a long irradiation length is recommended for the treatment of superficial spreading carcinoma of the esophagus.
Hishikawa
Y
Y
Department of Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
Taniguchi
M
M
Kamikonya
N
N
Tanaka
S
S
Miura
T
T
D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000379:methods*
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes