Risk of Confusion: Detection of a Circular Thickness of the Wall in the Lower Part of the Esophagus

We report a case of a woman with a gastrointestinal bleeding. An esophageal ulcer was detected in the endoscopy, however a histological malignancy could not be found. A computer tomography (CT) scan showed a thickness in the distal esophagus and enlarged lymph nodes, so a malignancy was highly suspe...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hochlehnert, Achim, Lorenzen, Sylvie, Hallscheidt, Peter, Encke, Jens, Ehehalt, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5139732/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27942338
http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/gr313w
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Sumario:We report a case of a woman with a gastrointestinal bleeding. An esophageal ulcer was detected in the endoscopy, however a histological malignancy could not be found. A computer tomography (CT) scan showed a thickness in the distal esophagus and enlarged lymph nodes, so a malignancy was highly suspected. However, the patient refused to follow the recommended clinical procedure of a surgical intervention. Four years later a carcinoma could be ruled out because of follow-up examinations.

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