1971
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197105000-00012
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Palliative Operation for Carcinoma of Cervical and Thoracic Esophagus

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“…In agreement with the observations of other authors who advocate surgical management [4,18,19], we found that patients who survived the operation usually lived normally or, at least, experienced marked improvement in the quality of their lives. Even those who ultimately died were able to eat ordinary food soon after surgery, which was a great comfort to them.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
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“…In agreement with the observations of other authors who advocate surgical management [4,18,19], we found that patients who survived the operation usually lived normally or, at least, experienced marked improvement in the quality of their lives. Even those who ultimately died were able to eat ordinary food soon after surgery, which was a great comfort to them.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…The resectability rate has not changed during the past 15 years. As others have reported [3][4][5], patients undergoing resection were concentrated in the 60 to 79 year age group. Only 2 patients in our series did not have dysphagia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…However, palliation and cure can be integrated into a management plan that can accomplish both objectives and compromise neither [4]. Definitive radiation therapy alone [5,7] or resection of the esophagus as a sole treatment [5][6][7][8] remains the mainstay of therapy for local and locoregional disease, and for patients with resectable diseases it is the standard of care outside of a clinical trial.…”
Section: Schmücking Tg Wendtmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Συγκεκριμένα οί Desai καί συν. (1969) αναφέρουν υποκειμενική ή αν τικειμενική ανταπόκριση, γιά 2-7 μήνες, στό 49% των ασθενών, επί συνό λου 27, στους οποίους έχορήγησαν Mitomycin C Ό Burdette (1971), σέ μία περίπτωση πού χρησιμοποίησε Bleomycin δεν είχε αποτέλεσμα, ενώ σέ μερικές από τίς οκτώ περιπτώσεις πού χρησι μοποίησε 5-Fluorouracil παρατήρησε αντικειμενική βελτίωση.…”
Section: χημειοθεραπείαunclassified