Retrospective analysis of patients with esophageal cancer treated with radiotherapy and/or chemoradiotherapy

Kandaz M., Ertekin M. V., BİLİCİ M.

TUMORI, cilt.98, sa.4, ss.445-450, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 98 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: TUMORI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.445-450
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims and background. Esophageal cancer consists of 5% of all cancers. In Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, the rate was found to be 16%. The primary aim of the study was to evaluate effect of the localization and histologic type of tumor, stage of cancer and treatment modality, patient's sex, age and smoking status, Karnofsky performance score, and family history on survival.