Linked Life Data

8005009

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/8005009

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
The authors report 4 patients, without a history of tobacco or alcohol abuse, who developed squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus secondary to mediastinal irradiation. Carcinoma of the esophagus developed in 3 women 8-11 years after mediastinal radiotherapy for breast cancer and in a man 9 years after mediastinal radiotherapy for Hodgkin's disease. Three patients underwent resection, with intrathoracic anastomosis in 2 and cervical in 1. No fistulae were observed despite the presence of esophageal fibrosis. No mediastinal lymph node was metastatic. Patients survived 7, 16, and 26 months, respectively, after resection. This study confirms the concept of radiation-induced carcinogenesis. We conclude that patients with dysphagia and a history of previous mediastinal radiotherapy should undergo repeated endoscopy for biopsy.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0179-051X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
289-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Esophageal cancer after mediastinal irradiation.
pubmed:affiliation
University Paris VII-Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Beaujon, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Corrected and Republished Article