title: Esophageal carcinoma complicating achalasia often carries a poor prognosis.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Hurlstone
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment