[Radiotherapy of pancreas cancer--literature review].
Resection is the treatment of choice in organ-limited pancreatic cancer. In locally or regional, not completely resectable pancreatic cancer other therapeutic modalities are called upon: external beam radiotherapy results in relief of pain in 50% and average survival rate of about 10 months according to recent series in the literature. Loco-regional tumor control can be improved by intraoperative electrons or interstitial implantation of radioactive sources. - The combination of monochemotherapy (5-fluorouracil) and 40 Gy radiotherapy is well tolerated and tends to prolong survival also if given after curative resection.
Roth
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S
Sack
H
H
Thesen
N
N
Mödder
U
U
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001918:Brachytherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004583:Electrons; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011827:Radiation; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D005472:Fluorouracil
Strahlentherapie des Pankreaskarzinoms--eine Literaturübersicht.