title: Esophageal adenocarcinoma: a long-term complication of congenital diaphragmatic hernia?
abstract: A 22-year-old man presented with a lower esophageal adenocarcinoma having been treated for a left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) as a neonate. There is no known association or similar case reported in the literature. We review the known long-term sequelae of CDH, possible theories for the occurrence of adenocarcinoma, and its implications for follow-up of patients with CDH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Paediatrics, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, G3 8SJ Scotland, UK. mairisteven@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Mairi J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Steven
authors.forename: Alasdair H B
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Fyfe
authors.forename: Peter A M
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Raine
authors.forename: Iain
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Watt
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed