[Four cases of recurrent esophageal cancer with tracheal invasion treated by a placement of tracheal stent].
Frequently advanced or recurrent esophageal cancer was invasive trachea and occurred with hemoptysis or dyspnea. Occasionally, these cases were treated by a placement of tracheal stent for hemostasis and an establishment of airway for life saving. We experimented the four cases of recurrent esophageal cancer with tracheal invasion treated by a placement of tracheal stent. These 4 cases were for patients treated with no prior chemotherapy (CRT) had a better prognosis and quality of life (QOL) than the patient with a placement of tracheal stent after CRT. Therefore, the patient without CRT was a good indication to a placement of tracheal stent. However, even if the patient of previously performed CRT, it was important and effective treatment that a placement of tracheal stent was avoided the state of lethal condition with dyspnea.
Ami
Katsunori
K
Dept. of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Toshima Hospital.
Nagahama
Takeshi
T
Ohara
Toshiya
T
Ganno
Hideaki
H
Hataji
Kenichirou
K
Kawasaki
Norihito
N
Fukuda
Akira
A
Ito
Tetsushi
T
Ando
Masayuki
M
D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*