Nöcker D, Hobrecker M
Strahlentherapie. 1976 Dec;152(6):498-503.
Of fifty patients with malignant renal tumors who underwent lymphographic examination, 15 (30%) had lymph node metastases. Two years from the beginning of therapy, 13 of these patients were deceased in spite of surgical and radiological treatment. The enhancement of the five-year survival rate following radiation therapy for malignant renal tumors is quoted between 7 and 26%. This success is probably due to the destruction of micrometastases, not being representable lymphographically. Radiation therapy of malignant renal tumors, therefore, can only be effective including the para-aortic lymphatic chains.
在接受淋巴管造影检查的50例恶性肾肿瘤患者中，15例（30%）有淋巴结转移。从治疗开始两年后，尽管接受了手术和放射治疗，这些患者中有13例死亡。恶性肾肿瘤放射治疗后五年生存率的提高幅度据报道在7%至26%之间。这一成功可能归因于对微小转移灶的破坏，而这些微小转移灶在淋巴管造影中无法显示。因此，恶性肾肿瘤的放射治疗只有包括腹主动脉旁淋巴链才可能有效。
