[Palliative treatment of esophageal and cardial carcinoma].
Recent series reported increasing incidence of esophageal and cardial cancers with prognosis still severe in spite of surgical progress. The late diagnosis reduces the chance of radical surgery; on the other hand about 80-90% of patients develop local or distant recurrence. Therefore the treatment of esophageal and cardial cancer is often palliative: surgical resection is reserved only to selected cases. Endoscopic palliation was the treatment of choice in a total of 265 patients 174 of which received laser therapy and 91 prosthesis intubation. The results it good in about 80% of cases.
Norberto
L
L
Clinica Chirurgica I, Università degli Studi, Padova.
Ranzato
R
R
Erroi
F
F
Marino
S
S
Bardini
R
R
Angriman
I
I
Corti
L
L
Donadi
M
M
D'Erminio
A
A
Vella
V
V
Tropea
A
A
D'Amico
D F
DF
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002299:Cardia; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
La palliazione del carcinoma esofageo e cardiale.