title: [Assessment of esophageal cancer with remote metastases treated with multidisciplinary therapy].
abstract: We present three cases of patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer with distant metastases. We conducted chemotherapy, radiotherapy, RFA, and operation for main tumor and lymph node, lung, brain metastasis. They were for a long-term survival with multidisciplinary therapy. The longest survival time was about three years. We discussed our cases in light of review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kudoh
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Eiichiro
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Toyama
authors.forename: Naoya
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iwagami
authors.forename: Youhei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imamura
authors.forename: Yukiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hiyoshi
authors.forename: Koutaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirashima
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karashima
authors.forename: Nobutaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis