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Interstitial vs. external irradiation combined with pulmonary resection in lung cancer
Author(s) -
Martini Nael,
Hilaris Basil S.,
Beattie Edward J.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197009)26:3<638::aid-cncr2820260322>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph , lung , lung cancer , radiation therapy , brachytherapy , surgery , resection , primary tumor , irradiation , radiology , cancer , oncology , pathology , metastasis , physics , nuclear physics
Ninety patients had radiation therapy combined with pulmonary resection for primary lung cancer. Fifteen patients received intracavitary P32, 32 patients were treated by implantation of the residual tumor, 37 patients had external irradiation, and 6 patients had implantation with external irradiation. External irradiation and PK did not alter the survival time in patients who had surgical resection. Implantation of known residual tumor yielded a 10% 5‐year survival. The combination of implantation and resection was beneficial provided the regional lymph nodes were not involved with tumor.