title: A case of superficial esophageal cancer complicated with idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the esophagus.
abstract: We hereby reported a case of 60-year old man with superficial esophageal cancer complicated with idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the esophagus. Endoscopic ultrasonography and CT showed the thickness of esophageal muscular layer, but the accurate diagnosis could not be entertained before operation. Idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of the esophagus is an entity rarely encountered, and most cases are diagnosed at postmortem examination. Only a few cases have been reported regarding its clinical symptoms and images. The etiology remains to be elucidated, and the pathologic features are characterized by significant thickness of inner circular muscular layer of esophagus without degeneration of plexus and ganglionic cells. This case report deals with superficial esophageal cancer complicated with idiopathic muscular hypertrophy of esophagus. Literature review is also included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan. seikai@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kise
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chino
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: Hikaru
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kenmochi
authors.forename: Soichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Toshihide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: Kyoji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogoshi
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umemura
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makuuchi
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004947:Esophagus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000473:pathology*