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INTRALUMINAL BRACHYTHERAPY
IN ESOPHAGEAL CANCER
Early Disease:
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Neoadjuvant chemoradiation + Surgery or mucosal resection
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Alternative treatment: EBRT + brachytherapy
Locally advanced Disease:
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Palliative (chemo-)radiation +/- BT
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EBRT + BT
Advanced/metastasized or relapse with luminal obstruction:
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Brachytherapy alone
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Aim: rapid and lasting relief of symptoms from dysphagia