title: Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy associated with esophageal cancer.
abstract: 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.
authors: Second Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu, Japan. m-morita@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
authors: Masaru
authors: M
authors: Morita
authors: Yoshihisa
authors: Y
authors: Sakaguchi
authors: Sosei
authors: S
authors: Kuma
authors: Kiyoshi
authors: K
authors: Kajiyama
authors: Kenji
authors: K
authors: Sugio
authors: Kosei
authors: K
authors: Yasumoto
mesh_terms: 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