A CASE REPORT OF SUPERFICIAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION WITH SPREAD TO THE GASTRIC CARDIA EPITHELIUM

Abstract

A woman in her 60s who had squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) at the esophagogastric junction detected by esophagogastroduodenoscopy was referred to our hospital for further examination. We used narrow-band imaging with magnifying observation to show that the SCC also involved the gastric cardia. En bloc resection was successfully achieved by endoscopic submucosal dissection. Histological examination identified a type 0-IIc superficial SCC located in the esophagogastric junction, with spread to the gastric cardia epithelium. We present this case along with a review of the previously reported cases of SCC at the esophagogastric junction showing spread to the stomach.