Carcinoma of the cervical esophagus: diagnosis, management, and results

Conference · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1984 · South. Med. J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5808583

Lee, D J; Harris, A; Gillette, A; Munoz, L; Kashima, H

Nine of 168 patients (5.3%) with carcinoma of the esophagus had primary tumors in the cervical esophagus. The principal symptoms and signs of carcinoma of the cervical esophagus were dysphagia, hoarseness, neck mass, and weight loss. The esophagogram was a very reliable study, revealing the abnormality in all nine patients. The true extent of the disease was better delineated by computerized tomography which demonstrated not only the intraluminal mass but also the extraesophageal spread. Endoscopic examination of the cervical esophagus was the definitive procedure to establish the diagnosis. All nine patients were treated with definitive radiotherapy, three surviving two to five years. The major cause of death was the failure to control local disease. 14 references, 3 tables.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
• OSTI ID: 5808583
• Report Number(s): CONF-8311227-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: South. Med. J.; (United States) Journal Volume: 77:11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BODY
CARCINOMAS
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DATA
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
ESOPHAGUS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INFORMATION
MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SURVIVAL TIME
SYMPTOMS
THERAPY
TOMOGRAPHY