Esophageal perforation during or after conformal radiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma

In conclusion, patients with T4 stage, extracapsular LN involving the esophagus, and those receiving a second course of RT should be given particular care to avoid perforation. The prognosis after perforation was poor.

Source: Journal of Radiation Research - September 10, 2014 Category: Physics Authors: Chen, H.-y., Ma, X.-m., Ye, M., Hou, Y.-l., Xie, H.-Y., Bai, Y.-r. Tags: Oncology Source Type: research