Lung Carcinoma | Risk Factors for Late Esophageal Toxicity After Radiation Therapy

Purpose: To identify risk factors for late esophageal toxicity following high dose conformal radiation therapy for lung cancer based on the study of Maguire et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with lung cancer being treated with high dose conformal radiation therapy?

Yes

Did the patient have dysphagia prior to starting therapy?

Yes

Percent of esophageal volume exposed to more than 50 Gy (enter from 0 to 100)

Percent of esophageal area exposed to more than 50 Gy (enter from 0 to 100)

Length of the entire esophageal circumference exposed to > 50 Gy,

Was any part of the esophagus exposed to more than 80 Gy?

Yes

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of risk factors for late esophageal toxicity

The risk that the patient will develop late esophageal toxicity is

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Daily Gut Score of Blijlevens et al for Gastrointestinal Toxicity Associated with Cancer Therapy
- Severe Long-Term Dysphagia Following Radiation Therapy for Head & Neck Cancer
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Criteria for Complicated & Uncomplicated Chemotherapy-Induced Diarrhea
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- Management of Chemotherapy Induced Diarrhea

Therapy

Prevention
- Recommendations for Prevention of Chronic Radiation Enteritis
- Management of Chemotherapy Induced Diarrhea
Interventional Radiology
- Severe Long-Term Dysphagia Following Radiation Therapy for Head & Neck Cancer
- Risk Factors for Severe Long-Term Dysphagia Following Radiation Therapy for Head & Neck Cancer

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
- Severe Long-Term Dysphagia Following Radiation Therapy for Head & Neck Cancer
- Risk Factors for Severe Long-Term Dysphagia Following Radiation Therapy for Head & Neck Cancer
Adverse Effects

Specialty

Hematology Oncology
Gastroenterology

Objective

risk factors
adverse effects

ICD-10

T66 - Unspecified effects of radiation

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Purpose: To identify risk factors for late esophageal toxicity following high dose conformal radiation therapy for lung cancer based on the study of Maguire et al.

Specialty: Hematology Oncology, Gastroenterology

Objective: risk factors, adverse effects

ICD-10: T66,

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