title: Tumor seeding of the jejunostomy site after transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma.
abstract: A 65-year-old male patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus had a transhiatal esophagectomy after a prophylactic tube jejunostomy. The tube was removed 3 weeks after surgery. Ten months later, a painless 2-cm abdominal mass was noted at the previous jejunostomy site. Subsequent segmental resection of the jejunum disclosed metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. It is possible that tumor seeding may develop at the jejunostomy site after transhiatal esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China. 440506@ms15.hinet.net
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D007582:Jejunostomy; D008297:Male; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding