[Relationship between carcinoma cell embolus of esophageal or cardiac cancer and its clinical pathology].
OBJECTIVE
Carcinoma cell embolus is a common pathological phenomenon in malignant tumors. However, there was few reports about the factors that affect the formation of carcinoma cell embolus. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between carcinoma cell embolus of esophageal or cardiac cancer and its clinical pathology.


METHODS
To analyze the relations among carcinoma cell embolus, tumor invasion depth lymph node metastasis number, and cell differentiation in 59 patients with esophageal cancer and cardiac cancer.


RESULTS
The relationship between carcinoma cell embolus and its formation factors were reflected as follow, there was no obvious difference among T1, T2, T3 (P > 0.05), and, quite obvious difference between T4 and T1, T2, T3 (P < 0.01). Carcinoma cell embolus is related to lymph node metastasis numbers in direct proportion and has relations with degree of carcinoma cell differentiation (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
There was obvious relationship among tumor invasion depth, numbers of lymph node metastasis, and low-undifferentiation of carcinoma cell for carcinoma cell embolus.
Liu
Zhi-cai
ZC
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tumor Hospital, Linzhou 456550, P. R. China. drliuzc@371.net
Guan
Fu-shun
FS
Guo
Jian-zhuang
JZ
Cui
Wen-tao
WT
Wang
Zhen-hai
ZH
Wang
Fu-qiang
FQ
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*