[Therapy of cancer of the cardia]

The paper contains analysis on 120 patients with malign neoplasms of cardia and lower third of the esophagus, who have been medicaly treated at the II surgical clinic of the Medical Faculty in Belgrade. Diagnose methods are presented and pointed out importance of early diagnosis and indications for operative (surgical) treatment. Criterious of radical and palliative surgical intervention are stated. Radicaly treated patients were 64 (53,4%). Palliatively treated and not operable patients were 56 (46,6%). There were decided that only by resection of gaster and seized esophagus i.e. by remoting of sick tissue radical treatment can be reached. There were stated postoperative complications and early results of palliative treated patients (mortality 19,8%) and radicaly operated patients (postoperative--hospitality mort. 23,4%).