1993 Volume 35 Issue 6 Pages 1315-1320_1
A 53-year-old, male patient with primary small cell carcinoma of intermediated type of the esophagus with squamous cell carcinoma was reported.
Tumor was protruding and located in the middle part of the esophagus.
Its size was 4.0×3.0×2.5 cm and squamous cell carcinoma extended surrounding tumor. The histopathological findings of the resected tumor demonstrated rosset formation, but Fontana-Masson method and the Grimerius method revealed negative reactions in tumor cells.
Electron microscopic studies showed no neurosecretory granules. There were no metastatic findings on initial examination, however, he died from liver and lung metastsis in 9 months after combined treatment of surgury, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
