Synchronous advanced gastric adenocarcinoma and advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
BACKGROUND
Synchronous associations of esophageal and gastric cancers are not a common finding, especially with differing histological types and both tumors in advanced forms. A case with such an association is presented, in which an unusual therapy was proposed: palliative gastrectomy and esophageal intubation.


METHODS
A 75-year-old white man was referred to our service complaining of malaise and weight loss for one year and dysphagia and vomiting for 2 months. The patient had sought out medical consultation as a result of the latter two complaints.
Herbella
Fernando Augusto Mardiros
FA
Esophagus and Stomach Group, Discipline of Surgical Gastroenterology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. herbella.dcir@epm.br
Lourenço
Laércio Gomes
LG
Del Grande
José Carlos
JC
Possik
Rafael
R
Haddad
Chibly Michel
CM
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery