Small Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus: A Case Report

Ichiro Akagi; Masao Miyashita; Hiroshi Makino; Tsutomu Nomura; Kimiyoshi Shimanuki; Shuichi Satake; Nobutoshi Hagiwara; Eiji Uchida

doi:10.1272/jnms.81.97

Case Reports

Small Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus: A Case Report

Ichiro Akagi, Masao Miyashita, Hiroshi Makino, Tsutomu Nomura, Kimiyoshi Shimanuki, Shuichi Satake, Nobutoshi Hagiwara, Eiji Uchida

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Ichiro Akagi
Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Department of Surgery, Aizu Central Hospital
Masao Miyashita
Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Hiroshi Makino
Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Tsutomu Nomura
Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Kimiyoshi Shimanuki
Department of Surgery, Aizu Central Hospital
Shuichi Satake
Department of Surgery, Aizu Central Hospital
Nobutoshi Hagiwara
Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School
Eiji Uchida
Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School

Keywords: small cell carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, esophagectomy

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2014 Volume 81 Issue 2 Pages 97-100

DOI https://doi.org/10.1272/jnms.81.97

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Abstract

A case of esophageal small cell carcinoma successfully treated with combination therapy consisting of preoperative chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgical resection. A 76-year-old man presented with a small cell carcinoma measuring 6 cm in diameter in the middle third of the thoracic esophagus. After preoperative therapy, the gross tumor was completely resected. The patient eventually died of metastatic disease 25 months after diagosis. We discuss the treatment of esophageal small cell carcinoma.

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