Small-cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus: A Case Treated by Chemotherapy

H. Iishi; R. Yamamoto; M. Tatsuta; M. Sano; S. Okuda; S. Ishiguro

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1018223

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Endoscopy 1987; 19(1): 31-33
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018223

CASE REPORTS

Small-cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus: A Case Treated by Chemotherapy

H. Iishi¹ , R. Yamamoto¹ , M. Tatsuta¹ , M. Sano² , S. Okuda² , S. Ishiguro³

¹Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, The Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan
²Department of Gastroenterology, The Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan
³Department of Pathology, The Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan

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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A patient with small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus treated with cyclophosphamide and vincristine is described. Within 2 months after the beginning of therapy, two coexisting tumors had disappeared and the main primary lesion and metastases in the liver and lymph nodes were markedly reduced in size. The patient relapsed 5 months after the start of therapy and died with widespread metastases. Autopsy revealed that the patient was in partial remission.

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Small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus - Chemotherapy - Endoscopic diagnosis

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