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Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus is a rare disease with early systemic metastasis, and the prognosis remains poor. This present case (a 60-year-old Japanese man) was a small cell carcinoma at the lower third of the esophagus complicated by multiple liver and brain metastases. After the first chemotherapy, endoscopic study showed significant shrinkage of the primary esophageal tumor. About 4 months...
Esophageal cancer rarely metastasizes to the brain. The authors experienced a case of esophageal carcinoma which metastasized to the cerebellum as the first presentation. A 61-year-old man was identified as having esophageal carcinoma by esophagogastroduodenoscopy during a medical checkup. Subtotal esophagectomy with dissection of 3 regional lymph nodes was performed. The tumor was 30 × 20 mm2 in...
Background Brain metastasis from esophageal carcinoma is uncommon. The aims of this study were to assess the frequency of brain metastasis from esophageal carcinoma, describe treatment modalities and their outcomes, and determine predictors of survival. Methods Between 2004 and 2012, 680 patients with esophageal carcinoma were registered at Keio University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. Of these patients,...
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