TABLE 1.
Characteristic | Total No. | No. of Local Failures | Crude Failure (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Treated levels | |||
Cervical | 85 | 4 | 5 |
Thoracic | 391 | 13 | 3 |
Lumbar | 258 | 7 | 3 |
Sacrum | 77 | 4 | 5 |
Histological findings | |||
Radiosensitive | |||
Breast | 32 | 1 | 3 |
Cervical | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Prostate | 91 | 5 | 6 |
Uterine | 13 | 1 | 8 |
Total | 146 | 7 | 5 |
Radioresistant | |||
Renal cell carcinoma | 170 | 5 | 1 |
Sarcoma | 113 | 3 | 3 |
Thyroid cancer | 54 | 2 | 4 |
Chordoma | 32 | 3 | 9 |
Colorectal | 71 | 1 | 1 |
Esophageal | 25 | 1 | 4 |
Hepatobiliary | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Adenoid cystic head & neck | 17 | 1 | 6 |
Non–small cell lung carcinoma | 102 | 1 | 1 |
Melanoma | 48 | 3 | 6 |
Nonseminomatous | 6 | 1 | 17 |
Total | 665 | 21 | 3 |
All | 811 | 28 | 3 |