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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2015; 21(19): 5805-5812
Published online May 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5805
Published online May 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5805
Table 2 Outcomes of different treatment methods
Study | Number of patients | Treatment | Median survival (mo) | Factors influencing prognosis |
Ogawa et al[19] | 12 | SR + WBRT | 9.6 | Treatment plan |
24 | WBRT | 1.8 | KPS score | |
Total | 36 (MOS) | 3.9 | ||
Weinberg et al[20] | 4 | SR + WBRT | 9.6 | Liver metastasis |
6 | SR | 3.8 | RPA class | |
15 | WBRT | 3.9 | ||
2 | SRT | 2.5 | ||
Total | 27 (MOS) | 3.8 | ||
Wadhwa et al[23] | 20 (MOS) | 10.5 | None | |
Kanemoto et al[27] | 6 | WBRT | 1.6 | None |
2 | SR + WBRT | 4.1 | ||
2 | SRT | 4.0 | ||
1 | SRS | 18.2 | ||
1 | None | 0.4 | ||
Total | 12 (MOS) | 2.1 | ||
Yoshida[36] | 3 | SR + WBRT | 65.5 | None |
7 | SR | 17.7 | ||
4 | SRT | 9.5 | ||
3 | WBRT | 27.1 | ||
(No MOS) |
- Citation: Feng W, Zhang P, Zheng X, Chen M, Mao WM. Incidence and treatment of brain metastasis in patients with esophageal carcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(19): 5805-5812
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i19/5805.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.5805