title: Two cases of superficial basaloid squamous carcinoma of the esophagus.
abstract: . Basaloid squamous carcinoma of the esophagus is very rare. We report two cases of basaloid squamous carcinoma of the esophagus. Both tumors histologically consisted of solid cell nests with intervening fibromyxoid stroma. In some tumor nests were comprised of pseudoglandular structures containing myxoid matrix, and displayed focal immunoreactivity for laminin. Thoracic esophagectomy with lymph node dissection was followed by intrathoracic esophagogastrostomy in both patients. The patients had uneventful postoperative courses. Regular periodic follow-up showed no evidence of recurrence or metastasis in the 22-month postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naomoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haisa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamatsuji
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shigemitsu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shirakawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nobuhisa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gunduz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018295:Neoplasms, Basal Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome