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An 81-year-old man with esophageal perforation after endoscopic submucosal dissection, who had a history of distal gastrectomy and had undergone endoscopic submucosal dissection for high-grade intraepithelial dysplasia at another hospital, suddenly developed epigastric pain at night after vomiting. Computed tomography showed pneumomediastinum and bilateral pleural effusions indicating esophageal perforation...
Background Despite recent advances in treatment strategies, the management of esophageal perforation is still problematical and controversial. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate and compare the clinical data, treatment methods, and outcomes of patients with esophageal perforation according to the patients’ systemic condition (shock, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), or...
Thyroid metastasis of esophageal cancer is rare. We report herein a case of synchronous thyroid metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. A 54-year-old man with lower thoracic esophageal cancer and left thyroid tumor was admitted to our hospital. We diagnosed synchronous double cancer comprising esophagus squamous cell carcinoma and thyroidal papillary cancer. Simultaneous excision of both...
A 62-year-old man was diagnosed with superficial esophageal cancer on upper endoscopy during health screening. Endoscopic examination with iodine staining and narrow-band imaging revealed three superficial erosive lesions in the middle and lower thoracic esophagus. The depth of tumor invasion was diagnosed as shallow invasion into the submucosal layer on endoscopic ultrasonography. Since enhanced...
A 71-year-old man underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and a slightly protruded lesion was detected 26 cm from the incisors. Biopsy specimen revealed chronic esophagitis. One year later, re-examination with upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed persistence of the protruded lesion and also new findings of a slightly depressed and erythematous lesion at the opposite side. He was admitted to...
Background Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a clinical condition with pancytopenia, dysfunction of neutrophils and poor prognosis caused by dysplasia of the bone marrow. MDS patients tend to have other malignant diseases, and the treatment is complicated because of high morbidity and mortality. Moreover, esophageal cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers, and its surgical treatment has high...
Background The clinical and biological characteristics of metachronous esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) after gastrectomy for gastric cancer have yet to be sufficiently elucidated. The aim of the present study was to examine carcinogenesis in such patients. Methods Subjects comprised 11 patients with metachronous carcinoma in whom ESCC occurred after gastric cancer (metachronous ESCC), 9 patients...
We herein describe the case of a 61-year-old man with stage II esophageal cancer who experienced chylothorax after esophagectomy. He was successfully treated with thoracic duct clipping and octreotide administration. Previously the patient had had a head and neck cancer treated with multimodality treatment: neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy, operation, and adjuvant CRT. Then, esophagectomy with lymph...
Esophageal achalasia is a primary motility disorder of the esophagus. Although various treatments can relieve the symptoms, esophageal cancer arising in patients with achalasia is the most important problem for long-term survivors. We encountered 2 cases of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma co-existing with achalasia that had been diagnosed 27 and 30 years earlier, respectively. Neither patient had...
Background As the result of the development of imaging means, the incidence of discovery of superficial esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) has recently increased. Various treatment methods such as endoscopic mucosal resection and reduction of lymphadenectomy have been performed to preserve the quality of life. Because lymph node metastasis occurs even in the early stage of esophageal cancer, we...
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