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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Digestive Endoscopy 2016; 07(04): 153-154
DOI: 10.4103/0976-5042.195767
Case Report
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma presenting as submucosal lesion with repeatedly negative endoscopic biopsies

Narendra S. Choudhary
Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Rinkesh K. Bansal
Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Rajesh Puri
Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Mridula Guleria
1   Department of Cytopathology, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
,
Randhir Sud
Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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26 September 2019 (online)

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Abstract

A 74-year-old male presented with dysphagia for 2 months. Computed tomography revealed irregular wall thickening of the esophagus at T3 to T5 level. He underwent gastroscopy which revealed a submucosal bulge with normal mucosa at 25 cm from incisors. Repeated biopsies were taken, all were negative for malignancy. The patient underwent endoscopic ultrasound, and fine-needle aspiration was taken which was suggestive for squamous cell carcinoma.

Key words

Dysphagia - endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration - squamous cell carcinoma
 

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