title: [A case of small cell carcinoma of esophagus treated by chemotherapy with CDDP plus CPT-11 and radiotherapy].
abstract: We present a case of small cell carcinoma of esophagus treated by chemotherapy with CDDP plus CPT-11 and radiotherapy. A 73-year-old woman visited our hospital with complaints of neck mass and discomfort during swallowing. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a type 3 tumor in the middle portion of the esophagus, which was pathologically diagnosed as small cell carcinoma. A computed tomography showed lymph node swelling from neck to mediastinum. Then she was administered chemotherapy with CDDP plus CPT-11 and radiotherapy. The main tumor and lymph node swelling was remarkably reduced by chemoradiotherapy. The prognosis of small cell carcinoma of the esophagus is extremely poor because it may cause a general metastasis in early stage. This case was for long-term survival with chemoradiotherapy, and we report our case with the literature cited.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Miyazaki Prefectural Nobeoka Hospital.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kudoh
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Tetsufumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000077146:Irinotecan; D002945:Cisplatin; D002166:Camptothecin