title: [A case of superficial carcinoma of the esophagus on esophageal varices].
abstract: We report a case of superficial esophageal carcinoma in a patient with esophageal varices. Esophagogram revealed a 2 cm large irregular mucosal elevation during work-up for esophageal varices which was acertained on endoscopical examination to be carcinoma. Biopsy material showed moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Subtotal esophagectomy was performed followed by reconstruction by cervical esophagogastrostomy through the retrosternal route. Few resected cases of esophageal carcinomas accompanied by esophageal varices have been reported because 1) early radiographic abnormalities of small superficial esophageal carcinomas can be overlooked in the case of large varices and 2) the number of operable cases is limited because of associated liver cirrhosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie digestive, Hôpital universitaire de Tôkyô, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kobori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sanuki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsubonaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Un cas de carcinome superficiel de l'oesophage sur varices oesophagiennes.