title: High relapse-free survival after preoperative and intraoperative radiotherapy and resection for sulcus superior tumors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Relapse-free survival in patients with sulcus superior tumors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective registration study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of surgical oncology of a university hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-one patients treated with preoperative radiotherapy (46 Gy), lobectomy and chest-wall resection, and intraoperative radiotherapy (10 Gy).
  
  
  RESULTS
  After a median follow-up of 18 months, 18 patients (85%) were free from locoregional relapse, while 8 patients were still alive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results show that this protocol can achieve excellent local tumor control and can even be used for palliative treatment.
authors: Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center/Daniel den Hoed, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. geel@chih.azr.nl
authors: Albertus N
authors: AN
authors: van Geel
authors: Peter P
authors: PP
authors: Jansen
authors: Rob J
authors: RJ
authors: van Klaveren
authors: Joost R M
authors: JR
authors: van der Sijp
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate