Esophageal Obstruction due to Noncsophageal Carcinoma

Yoon, Sei Chul; Kim, Hoon Kyo; Kwon, Hyung Chul; Bahk, Yong Whee; Lee, Kyung Shik

J Korean Cancer Assoc > Volume 16(1); 1984 > Article

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Cancer Association 1984;16(1): 67-73.

식도암 이외의 암에 의한 식도폐쇄

윤세철, 김훈교, 권형철, 박용휘, 이경식

Esophageal Obstruction due to Noncsophageal Carcinoma

Sei Chul Yoon, Hoon Kyo Kim, Hyung Chul Kwon, Yong Whee Bahk, Kyung Shik Lee

ABSTRACT

Authors experienced 4 cases of advanced nonesophageal cancer patients who sustained of esophage'l obstruction and were treated successfully with combined modalities of radiation therapy(RT), chemotherapy and feeding gastrostomy. Esophageal obstruction due to metastasis from breast(l case), lung(2 cases) and intestinal lymphoma(1 case) become patent allowing semisolid or even solid foods to pass after having RT, daily 160-180 rads, 5 times a week, up to 4,000~5, 000 rads, by 6MV linear accelerator, Catholic Medical College.