XXXX : the endoscopic diagnosis and its impact on survival.

@entity1 @entity6923 @entity5 @entity2910 @entity7553 @entity364 @entity1431 @entity1282 @entity221
Eighteen @entity5 @entity1 receiving intensive chemotherapy developed @entity1431 , @entity221 , @entity1282 , and oropharyngeal soreness. Superficial esophageal ulceration suggestive of @entity2910 was demonstrated by radiographic examination in 33% of the @entity1 (5/15). Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed superficial ulceration and white mucosal patches in all @entity1 . There was no morbidity associated with the endoscopic procedures. Sixty-one percent of the @entity1 (11/18) had monilia albicans cultured from the oropharyngeal cavity, and 50% (9/18) had monilia cultured from the esophageal lesions. The evolution of the @entity2910 correlated well with the survival of the @entity1 . The @entity2910 persisted in six @entity1 who all died within 24 days of @entity7553 . After initial improvement five additional @entity1 succumbed; three of them from severe @entity364 . There was resolution of the @entity2910 in the remaining seven @entity1 who survived longer. However, two of them had recurrent @entity2910 and succumbed to @entity6923 . The other five have remained free of @entity2910 , their underlying @entity5 have remained under control, and so far they have survived an average of one and a half years. Endoscopy is more accurate than radiography in detecting @entity2910 . This complication can be fatal, since it is often followed by @entity6923 .
