Treatment outcomes of 156 patients with cervical esophageal cancers treated with definitive radiation therapy- A single-institution experience of a rare cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Esophageal cancer is the most prevalent malignant tumor. The incidence of cervical esophageal cancer is low and there are insufficient data on the efficacy of radical radiotherapy. The purpose of this study was to clarify the efficacy with radical IFI radiotherapy, to analyze the pattern of initial lymph node metastasis and recurrence under the new lymph node zoning of esophageal cancer.

Methods

We reviewed cervical esophageal cancer treated with radical radiotherapy. The inclusion criteria were diagnosis of esophageal cancer by pathology; receiving radical radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy; tumor location in accordance with definition of cervical esophageal cancer. Three dimensional radiotherapy was used. The target area was IFI.

Results

156 patients entered

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9435437 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature