Carcinoma of the oesophagus--a review of 108 cases treated by radical radiotherapy.
| dc.contributor.author | Slevin, Nicholas J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stout, Ronald | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-01-23T12:51:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-01-23T12:51:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1989-03 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Carcinoma of the oesophagus--a review of 108 cases treated by radical radiotherapy. 1989, 40 (2):200-3 Clin Radiol | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0009-9260 | |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 2924503 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10541/90500 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A retrospective survey was made of 108 patients accepted for radical radiotherapy over a 10-year period. The crude 5-year survival was 8.3% (9 of 108). Patients aged 65 years and over fared significantly better than patients aged less than 65 years (P = 0.04). Long-term survival was more likely with the following features: females, good general condition, tumour in the upper third of oesophagus and no more than 8 cm in length. The 5-year survival for upper third cases was 15.6% (7 of 45) so that for this site radiotherapy can reasonably be considered the treatment of choice. Hypothyroidism developed in three of the seven upper third long-term survivors. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Oesophageal Cancer | en |
| dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Aged | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Aged, 80 and over | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Carcinoma, Squamous Cell | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Esophageal Neoplasms | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | |
| dc.subject.mesh | Retrospective Studies | |
| dc.title | Carcinoma of the oesophagus--a review of 108 cases treated by radical radiotherapy. | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK. | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | Clinical Radiology | en |
| html.description.abstract | A retrospective survey was made of 108 patients accepted for radical radiotherapy over a 10-year period. The crude 5-year survival was 8.3% (9 of 108). Patients aged 65 years and over fared significantly better than patients aged less than 65 years (P = 0.04). Long-term survival was more likely with the following features: females, good general condition, tumour in the upper third of oesophagus and no more than 8 cm in length. The 5-year survival for upper third cases was 15.6% (7 of 45) so that for this site radiotherapy can reasonably be considered the treatment of choice. Hypothyroidism developed in three of the seven upper third long-term survivors. |