Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus treated with esophagectomy and following chemotherapy: case report with review of the literature.
We report 2 cases of small cell carcinoma of the esophagus treated with esophagectomy as a primary treatment and following chemotherapy. One patient (pT1N1M0) achieved long-term survival, while the other patient (pT1N1M1-lym) died 18 months after surgery. We used reports on 47 Japanese patients receiving esophagectomy as a primary treatment to determine when esophagectomy for small cell carcinoma of the esophagus is indicated. We conclude that esophagectomy as a local treatment provides relatively good long-term survival only in patients without lymph node involvement.
Usami
S
S
Department of Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Japan.
Motoyama
S
S
Maruyama
K
K
Sato
Y
Y
Shibuya
K H
KH
Nakatsu
T
T
Saito
H
H
Minamiya
Y
Y
Ogawa
J
J
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017741:Survivors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents