title: Combined treatment of radiofrequency capacitive hyperthermia for urological malignancies.
abstract: During the period from April 1984 to July 1993, we investigated the clinical efficacy of local hyperthermia used to treat 110 patients with urological malignancies. We investigated the long-term outcome of 40 (36.4%) responders who exhibited an immediate, partial or better response to the therapy. The one-year survival rate was 75% for retroperitoneal tumor, 65% for bladder cancer, 33% for each of renal cell carcinoma and prostatic cancer and 29% for renal pelvic and ureteral cancer. The 5-year survival rate was 48% for bladder cancer, 29% for renal pelvic and ureteral cancer, 25% for retroperitoneal tumor, and 0% for renal cell carcinoma and prostatic cancer. Subsidence of intolerable pain caused by cancer invasion was achieved in 29 of 42 patients (69.0%), indicating an improvement in patient's quality of life through pain relief.
authors: KANAZAWA CITIZEN HOSP,DEPT UROL,KANAZAWA,ISHIKAWA 920,JAPAN. KANAZAWA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT RADIOL,KANAZAWA,ISHIKAWA 920,JAPAN.
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