Look to the air route when going down the food pipe!
A 61 year old man was referred for upper digestive endoscopy having dyspeptic syndrome. He also associated hoarseness. The examination revealed an ulcer scar on the gastric angle (chronic gastritis upon histological examination) and a well differentiated spinocellular laryngeal carcinoma, further treated by surgical excision.
Ciocîrlan
Mihai
M
Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Fundeni Clinical Institute, Str. Fundeni no. 258, 72437 Bucharest, Romania. ciocirlanm@yahoo.com
Vlad
Dana
D
Becheanu
Gabriel
G
Constantin
Gabriela
G
Ciocîrlan
Mirela
M
Diculescu
Mircea
M
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged