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. 1997 Jun 15;3(2):123–126. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v3.i2.123

Table 3.

Comparison of efficacy of surgery with radiotherapy for esophageal carcinoma

Treatment Author Year 5-year exploratory survival rate
No. %
Surgery Li et al[9] 1980 59/213 28
Zhang et al[17] 1994 942/3603 26
Radiotherapy Present series 42/180 23 26/82 (32%) from patients who refused operation