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K Oho

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PubMed1989

[Endoscopic Nd-YAG laser treatment and adjuvant therapy of metastatic lesions of airway].

Endoscopic Nd-YAG laser treatment and adjuvant therapy were performed in 44 cases with metastatic lesions of airway. The best results were obtained in 31 cases (93.9%) out of 33 cases complaining of ventilatory disturbance in which endoscopic Nd-YAG laser treatment was indicated as an emergency procedure. In most of these cases with metastatic lesions of airway consisted of respiratory tract invasion from mediastinal lymph nodes in cases of esophageal cancer or lung cancer. In these cases, after laser treatment for ventilatory disturbance, the patients condition improved to the extent that adjuvant therapy could be performed. Adjuvant therapy was performed in 38 cases, there were 7 cases treated surgically (resection of the metastatic lesions of airway in 3 cases, tracheal tube stent operation in 4 cases 0, 28 radiotherapy in 28 cases (Linac irradiation in 24 cases, 60Co intraluminal irradiation of the trachea in 4 cases 0, and 32 cases were treated with chemotherapy. Tracheal tube stent operation was useful for maintenance of the tracheal lumen following laser treatment, and 60Co intraluminal irradiation was effective for the residual intratracheal tumor. The 1-year survival rate of 44 cases with metastatic lesions of airway was 42% and the 2-year survival rate was 22%, so this result suggested endoscopic Nd-YAG laser treatment and adjuvant therapy for metastatic lesions of airway was useful to prolong survival time. However the main value of this modality is for the rapid relief of severe ventilatory disturbance due to obstructive airway lesions.

Bronchial Neoplasms↗
PubMed1984

[Surgical indications of small cell carcinoma of the lung].

A statistical analysis of 143 cases of small cell carcinoma treated at the Department of Surgery of Tokyo Medical College in the 15-year period from January 1968 to December 1982 was performed. The results suggest that surgery is not indicated in any oat cell case, with the possible exception of an extremely rare early stage case. However, since here is a significant difference in the survival of stage I and II cases of the intermediate cell type, surgery can be indicated in certain such cases. Even in such cases surgery should be thought of as merely one step of induction therapy. In addition, it is necessary to tailor adjuvant chemotherapy, keeping in mind that the most frequent causes of death in cases of small cell carcinoma of the lung are local failure, metastasis to intraabdominal organs and to the brain.

Carcinoma, Small Cell↗
PubMed1983

Indications for endoscopic Nd-YAG laser surgery in the trachea and bronchus.

Nd-YAG laser surgery via the fiberoptic bronchoscope can vaporize lesions causing airway obstruction or stenosis located from the trachea to segmental bronchi with minimized danger of bleeding, and improve ventilatory disturbances. 35 lesions in the trachea and bronchus consisting of 27 malignant lesions and 8 benign lesions were treated with endoscopic Nd-YAG laser surgery. The procedures were performed under local anesthesia, and no significant side effects were recognized. The lesions was irradiated with 20-80 W. power. In most cases a continuous wave was used, but in cases of early stage squamous cell carcinoma intermittent irradiation of 0.5 second laser spots were used. In 21 of 35 cases effective results were obtained. The non-effective results obtained in 14 cases were considered to be due to inexact preprocedural evaluation of the extent of the lesions. Effective results were obtained in 11 of 13 lesions located in the trachea, in 3 of 5 lesions in the trachea and bronchus and in 7 of 17 lesions in the bronchus. Tumor in the trachea with severe ventilatory disturbance is a good indication for Nd-YAG laser surgery to rapidly alleviate symptoms. But in cases of lung cancer, indications even as a palliative procedure are limited to those cases in which the lung parenchyma distal to the stenotic portion is viable. However, the indications for this procedure as a curative modality are extremely limited.

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