par Van Houtte, Paul 
;Rocmans, Pierre Arthur ;Nguyen, Thi hien
Référence Journal européen de radiothérapie, 2, 1, page (17-25)
Publication Publié, 1981
;Rocmans, Pierre Arthur ;Nguyen, Thi hien Référence Journal européen de radiothérapie, 2, 1, page (17-25)
Publication Publié, 1981
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | In an attempt to improve survival for patients with lung cancer, postoperative radiation therapy was performed systematically after incomplete resection, in the presence of mediastinal lymph node involvement, or in case of tumor extension outside the lung. From 1965 to 1977, 212 patients were treated. The 5 year survival rate for the whole series was 10 p. cent. Survival is related to the localization of lymph node involvement, to the type of resection, and to the histology. Most cases of failure of this combined treatment resulted from distant metastases; local relapse was seldom observed (10 p. cent). Postoperative radiation therapy appears to be necessary only for patients with a high risk of local relapse: lymph node involvement and incomplete resection... |
