title: Successful endosocpic submucosal dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma together with a lipoma.
abstract: Superficial carcinomas over submucosal tumors of the esophagus have seldom been detected. Esophageal lipomas are very rare and only a few cases have been reported. We describe the case of a 73-year-old man with superficial squamous cell carcinoma overlying a lipoma. We successfully performed en bloc resection by endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) using the IT-knife. Histological examination showed curative resections. In such cases, ESD may be a promising tool to perform less invasive treatment.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muto
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minashi
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ochiai
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohtsu
authors.forename: Shigeaki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male