[Prognosis of 5-year survivors of esophageal cancer treated with radiation and chemotherapy].
Seventeen 5-year survivors, treated with a combination of radiation and chemotherapy, were followed up from 5 to 10 years. Out of them, 10 cases died within 10 years after the completion of radiotherapy. Late local recurrence and remote metastasis of esophageal cancer were observed in 3 cases, and other malignancies of the stomach, lung and esophagus were found in 3 other cases. Furthermore, the cause of death was late radiation injuries (radiation myelopathy and pulmonary fibrosis) in 2 cases and intercurrent disease in 2 others. Dysphagia due to cicatricial structure of the esophagus occurred in 5 cases.
D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003679:Deglutition; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D011379:Prognosis