Palliation for Carcinoma of the Esophagus

作者：William M. Wara, Peter Mauch, Arthur N. Thomas, Theodore Locke Phillips · 发表于：Radiology · 年份：1976 · DOI：10.1148/121.3.717 · 被引用次数：83 · 研究领域：Esophageal and GI Pathology、Tracheal and airway disorders、Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment

From 1950 to 1973, 169 patients received irradiation for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. The average survival time was 10 months, with 7% of the patients living 2 years or more. The median survival time was 7 months; palliation averaged 6 months. Most completing therapy (89%) achieved some palliation: 66% had significant relief of dysphagia for 2 months or longer. The anatomical location of the malignant obstruction did not influence therapeutic response; there was similar response in cases of upper, middle, and lower esophageal lesions. Thirty patients with progressive obstruction underwent endoesophageal intubation with Celestin tube placement; this procedure provided symptomatic relief with minimal morbidity.