title: [A case of neuroendocrine carcinoma of esophagus with a remarkable response to chemo-radiotherapy].
abstract: A 69-year-old man visited our hospital with complaints of hoarseness and dysphagia. Computed tomography showed wall thickening in the middle thoracic esophagus, tracheal invasion, and para-aorta lymph node swelling. An esophagoscopy revealed an elevated lesion in the middle portion of the esophagus, which was pathologically diagnosed as neuroendocrine carcinoma, stage IV: T4N3M1. Two courses of concurrent chemoradiotherapy using cisplatin and etoposide were performed, followed by 4 courses of combined chemotherapy with carboplatin and etoposide. The patient showed clinical complete remission.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Kuniyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwama
authors.forename: Masayo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: Go
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D018278:Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed