title: [Palliative treatment of esophageal and cardial carcinoma].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Chirurgica I, Università degli Studi, Padova.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Norberto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ranzato
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Erroi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bardini
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Angriman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donadi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Erminio
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tropea
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: D'Amico
mesh_terms: 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*
vernacular_title: La palliazione del carcinoma esofageo e cardiale.