[Long-term survivors in patients with esophageal cancer treated with radiation].
Of 80 patients with esophageal cancer treated with radiotherapy alone or in combination with chemotherapy during the past 8 years, 5 patients have survived for more than three years. Their X-ray findings revealed that of these cancers were the serrated type, 1 a tumorous type, 1 a spiral type, and 1 a funnel type. The sites of the primary tumor were Im in 3, Ei Im in 1, and Ei in 1. The length of the primary tumor ranged from 3 to 5 cm. The given radiation dose was 50 to 70 Gy. Our findings suggest that in such cases where the tumor length is 5 cm or less, that cancers sited in the Im or Ei regions and of the radiological serrated or tumorous type are candidates for curative irradiation.
Takasaki
J
J
Dept. of Radiology, Miyazaki Medical College.
Ohnishi
T
T
Koga
K
K
Nishikawa
K
K
Yoshida
A
A
Watanabe
K
K
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage