Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy associated with esophageal cancer.
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is extremely rare in patients with esophageal cancer. We herein describe a 65-year-old Japanese man whose esophageal cancer was diagnosed while examining his symptoms of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. Esophagectomy and postoperative chemoradiation improved the typical radiologic findings of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy as well as the clinical symptoms. Furthermore, the patient has demonstrated a disease-free survival of more than 3 years.
Morita
Masaru
M
Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu, Japan. m-morita@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
Sakaguchi
Yoshihisa
Y
Kuma
Sosei
S
Kajiyama
Kiyoshi
K
Sugio
Kenji
K
Yasumoto
Kosei
K
D000368:Aged; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010005:Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome