Verrucous carcinoma of the esophagus completely resected by endoscopy.
Verrucous carcinoma of the esophagus is a very rare esophageal cancer. We present a case of verrucous carcinoma of the esophagus, the 14th such case reported. In contrast to the previous cases, our patient had no symptoms and did not have a history of severe or repeated injury of the esophagus. The patient was completely resected by endoscopy and was well after 3 yr of follow-up, without recurrence of the disease.
Tajiri
H
H
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan.
Muto
M
M
Boku
N
N
Ohtsu
A
A
Yoshida
S
S
Kawahara
H
H
D000328:Adult; D018289:Carcinoma, Verrucous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male