Metastases to the esophagus causing gastrointestinal bleeding.
A case of hypernephroma metastatic to the esophagus and presenting with massive upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage is described. The literature on metastatic esophageal neoplasm is reviewed and the methods of spread and prognosis summarized.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis