Does the endoscopic finding of esophageal metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma progress from submucosal mass to polypoid shape?
BACKGROUND
Esophageal metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is extremely rare; it was not serially followed-up by endoscopy.


OBJECTIVE
Our purpose was to report the endoscopic findings according to the progression of esophageal metastatic HCC.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
In the review of the cases, submucosal tumor or polypoid mass were the most common endoscopic findings, and the locations of esophageal metastatic tumors are variable. The tumors had progressed from a submucosal mass to a polypoid mass in the current case.


CONCLUSIONS
Small number of cases.


CONCLUSIONS
The endoscopic findings of esophageal metastasis of HCC may be changed from submucosal mass to polypoid mass.
Department of Internal Medicine, Digestive Disease Research Institute, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
Chang Soo
CS
Choi
Haak Cheoul
HC
Kim
Tae Hyeon
TH
Kim
Geom Seog
GS
Seo
Ki Hoon
KH
Kim
Eun Young
EY
Cho
Sung O
SO
Seo
Hyo Jung
HJ
Oh
Suck Chei
SC
Choi
D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018450:Disease Progression; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology