title: [Esophagectomy for epidermoid cancer discovered during evaluation of ENT cancer].
abstract: The treatment of synchronous esophageal and head and neck carcinomas is difficult.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study of 33 patients treated with esophagectomy for an intrathoracic squamous cells carcinoma discovered during pan-endoscopy for a synchronous head and neck cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 7 cases (21%) it was advanced (pT3-4) esophageal cancers. The hospital mortality was 9%. Five year survival was 18% without stabilization of the survival curve, 60% of patients died of recurrence of tumor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Esophagectomy is suitable for usT1-2 tumors if surgery is also indicated for the head and neck tumor. Radiochemotherapy is indicated for advanced usT3-4 esophageal tumors or when the treatment of the head and neck tumor is not surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Carcinologieque, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manai
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eggenspieler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Julieron
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Girinsky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kac
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ducreux
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002423:Cause of Death; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate