title: [A case of cardiac cancer for which radiation therapy was effective in improving stenosis of the esophagogastric junction].
abstract: The patient was a seventy-seven-year old woman, who was diagnosed with advanced gastric cancer with stenosis of the esophagocardiac junction. Her cancer was diagnosed as Stage IV (T3N3H0P3M0). As there was no indication for surgery, radiation therapy (Linac electron beam, 1.8 Gy/day, total 50.4 Gy) was selected to improve the stenosis, after which she was able to eat food. Subjective complaints such as nausea and vomiting were also decreased, promoting her QOL. We conclude that radiation therapy treatment can be a treatment option for far advanced cardiac cancer.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Hiroshima City Hospital.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Motoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harano
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Higaki
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: Shigehiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiozaki
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onoda
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Norihisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takakura
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kagemoto
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kashimoto
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D002299:Cardia; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D004943:Esophagogastric Junction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*