title: Treatment of double carcinoma of the esophagus and lung.
abstract: We report four cases of double carcinoma of the esophagus and the lung. Case 1: a patient with synchronous double carcinoma of the esophagus and the lung underwent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) because of respiratory dysfunction. Case 2: a patient who was diagnosed with esophageal carcinoma after the surgery for lung carcinoma underwent CRT because of respiratory dysfunction. Case 3: a patient with synchronous double carcinoma underwent a two-stage operation. Case 4: a patient with synchronous double carcinoma underwent CRT at another hospital. To further treat the patients, we chose a two-stage operation. CRT is believed to be a feasible treatment in inoperable patients because patients 1 and 2 are alive 28 and 21 months after CRT, respectively. A two-stage operation is considered a suitably safe surgical procedure because no fatal postoperative complications occurred in cases 3 and 4.
authors.affiliation: Division of Esophageal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shimonagakubo 1007, Nagaizumichou, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan. h.ishii@scchr.jp
authors.forename: Hiromichi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsubosa
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000628:therapy; D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*