J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 90(9): 1594-1597, 1989

Report on the annual meeting

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY―ITS APPLICATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL CANCER

*) The First Department of Surgery, University of the Ryukyus Hospital, Okinawa, Japan
**) Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women’s Medical College, Tokyo, Japan

Norihiko Okushima*), Yoshihiro Muto*), Yuji Kaburagi**), Masahiko Muroi**), Hiroko Ide**), Sigeru Suzuki**), Fujio Hanyu**)

Effect of Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for esophageal cancer was discussed in this study. PDT has been performed on 9 cases of superficial esophageal cancer. All cases were followed periodically by endoscopy for 2 years 2 months to 6 years and no case has any local recurrence.
But in 2 cases invaded submucosal layer, lymph node metastasis was recognized.
We think PDT is one of the very effective therapies in the treatment of intramucosal cancer.

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