Esophageal cancer and second primary brain tumor.
We report a rare case of a second primary brain tumor following esophageal cancer. A 56-year old Japanese man underwent a transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma. Two years after the operation, signs of increased intracranial hypertension including headache, nausea and left limb ataxia were observed. The tumor was totally removed by a suboccipital craniectomy, and the histological diagnosis was hemangioblastoma. The post-operative course was uneventful and the patient is still alive without any signs of recurrence. It is important to make a precise strategy for the second primary tumor.
Department of Surgery, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Beppu Oita, 874-0838, Japan.
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Sadanaga
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Kuwano
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors