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A Case of Synchronous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in the Esophagus and Stomach

Synchronous esophageal and gastric cancers with the pathologic features of a squamous cell carcinoma are extremely rare. A 57-year-old male visited our hospital with a history of hematemesis and was diagnosed with a synchronous cancer. He underwent a staging work-up, and the resectable lesion in the...

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Autores principales: Lim, Sun Min, Jung, Eun Suk, Shin, Sung Kwan, Chung, Hyun Soo, Kim, Hyung Il, Kim, Do Whan, Cho, Byoung Chul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Gastroenterology; the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; the Korean Association for the Study of the Liver; the Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility; Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases; Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research; Korean Pancreatobiliary Association 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3286729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22375181
http://dx.doi.org/10.5009/gnl.2012.6.1.118
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Sumario:Synchronous esophageal and gastric cancers with the pathologic features of a squamous cell carcinoma are extremely rare. A 57-year-old male visited our hospital with a history of hematemesis and was diagnosed with a synchronous cancer. He underwent a staging work-up, and the resectable lesion in the stomach was operated on following radiologic and endoscopic evaluations. The pathologic examination revealed a synchronous cancer consisting of squamous cell carcinoma in the distal esophagus and the cardia of the stomach. We report a case of a synchronous cancer that was successfully treated by surgical resection followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy. We also discuss the hypothesis regarding the origin and presentation of the synchronous cancer and highlight the importance of careful surveillance by physicians at the time of diagnosis.