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Palliative Treatment of Carcinoma of the Esophagus*
Southern Medical Journal, 1976In a ten-year period 139 patients with epidermoid carcinoma of the esophagus were treated by palliative feeding procedures, palliative radiation therapy, radiation therapy for cure, or resection. Analysis of the results of these modes of therapy indicates that long-term palliation is best achieved when resection is the primary method of therapy ...
J I, Hollenbeck +3 more
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The palliative treatment of the dry eye
Documenta Ophthalmologica, 1987Many factors influence the value of a tear substitute. Not only its therapeutic value, but also the preservative used and the manageability of the container play a very important role. The preference of the patients was for Liquifilm tears and Duratears eyedrops, for the night Vidisic was the most satisfactory preparation. The preservative benzalkonium
H J, Völker-Dieben +4 more
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Palliative treatment for stroke
Neurologic Clinics, 2001Despite continued advances in prevention and treatment, stroke remains the leading cause of neurologic disability. This article reviews the broad spectrum of palliative efforts underway to treat the impairment and disability that results from stroke.
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Palliative Treatment of Dysphonia and Dysarthria
Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 2009The focus of this article is the palliative treatment of a variety of dysphonic conditions. Symptomatic relief of hoarseness can be achieved by voice therapy, augmentative alternative communication modalities, and surgery. The causes of dysphonia addressed herein include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke ...
Seth M, Cohen +4 more
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1991
For the sake of completeness an analysis of various palliative treatments has been undertaken and the results of these are presented in this Chapter. Some of the information, is perforce, incomplete and certain subgroups are too small to permit valid statistical conclusions to be drawn.
Geoffrey Slaney +4 more
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For the sake of completeness an analysis of various palliative treatments has been undertaken and the results of these are presented in this Chapter. Some of the information, is perforce, incomplete and certain subgroups are too small to permit valid statistical conclusions to be drawn.
Geoffrey Slaney +4 more
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Palliative treatment of neuroendocrine tumors
Seminars in Surgical Oncology, 1993AbstractEffective palliation of patients with incurable neuroendocrine tumors requires both control of hormonal overproduction symptoms as well as control of tumor growth. Several important advances have been made in recent years toward these two goals.
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Adjuvant and Palliative Treatments
2007The role of adjuvant and palliative chemo- and radiotherapy in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is controversial. There are no prospective and randomised studies or large series that provide conclusive indications regarding the efficacy of these therapies in ICC.
Alfredo Guglielmi +2 more
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Palliative Treatments for the Sacrum
2017A wide array of tumors can occur in the sacrum. Benign tumors include giant cell tumors (60%), aneurysmal bone cysts (4%), and osteoblastomas [1]. Malignant tumors of the sacrum include chordomas (50%), hematopoietic malignancies (lymphoma and multiple myeloma, 18%), Ewing’s sarcoma in children (8%), chondrosarcoma, and osteosarcoma [2].
Mavrogenis, Andreas F +5 more
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2013
Tumors at the biliary confluence at the hilum of the liver (also called Klatskin tumors) comprise 40–60 % of all cholangiocarcinomas. The preoperative evaluation of a patient with suspected hilar cholangiocarcinoma is directed toward the following four primary objectives: (1) an assessment of the extent and level of biliary tract and vascular ...
E. C. H. Lai, S. H. Y. Lau, W. Y. Lau
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Tumors at the biliary confluence at the hilum of the liver (also called Klatskin tumors) comprise 40–60 % of all cholangiocarcinomas. The preoperative evaluation of a patient with suspected hilar cholangiocarcinoma is directed toward the following four primary objectives: (1) an assessment of the extent and level of biliary tract and vascular ...
E. C. H. Lai, S. H. Y. Lau, W. Y. Lau
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Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America, 2004
Baka, S, Lorigan, P, Thatcher, N.
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Baka, S, Lorigan, P, Thatcher, N.
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