The change of therapy in esophagus carcinoma between 1975-1996
Haarmann, W.; Smektala, R.; Metzger, S.; Wysocki, P.; Kozuschek, W.
Wiadomosci Lekarskie 50 Suppl. 1 Pt 1: 352-354
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5147 PMID: 9383350 Document Number: 477566
196 patients were assigned to an operation because of esophagus carcinoma between 20.05.1975 and 30.09.1996. Whereas until 1984 the surgical treatment was predominantly characterized by the uni-cavity operation, we increasingly practice the bi-cavity operation since them. By this procedure the resection rate could be extended up to 70.1%. As to be expected, most of the carcinomas were positioned in the medium third of the esophagus, the predominant tumor type was the squamos cell carcinoma, 85% of the patients had a stage three tumor. The mortality rate was 19.1% within the period of 6 weeks after the operation.