Post Radiation

[lucybug]

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How common are post radiation esophageal obstruction or stricture in patients with throat cancer? Thanks for the help.

 

[IndyXRT]

How common are post radiation esophageal obstruction or stricture in patients with throat cancer? Thanks for the help.

The rate of esophageal stricture will vary depending on dose/fractionation, presence or absence of concurrent chemotherapy, and the location of the primary tumor, among other things.

 

[radonc]

How common are post radiation esophageal obstruction or stricture in patients with throat cancer? Thanks for the help.

with modern technology (imrt), dose, chemo, etc its about less than 5-10%

 

[stephew]

its fairly rare.