title: Synchronous advanced gastric adenocarcinoma and advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Esophagus and Stomach Group, Discipline of Surgical Gastroenterology, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. herbella.dcir@epm.br
authors.forename: Fernando Augusto Mardiros
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Herbella
authors.forename: Laércio Gomes
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Lourenço
authors.forename: José Carlos
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Del Grande
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Possik
authors.forename: Chibly Michel
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Haddad
mesh_terms: 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