Esophageal adenocarcinoma: a long-term complication of congenital diaphragmatic hernia?
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.
Steven
Mairi J
MJ
Department of Surgical Paediatrics, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, G3 8SJ Scotland, UK. mairisteven@doctors.org.uk
Fyfe
Alasdair H B
AH
Raine
Peter A M
PA
Watt
Iain
I
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