title: Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung invaded to esophagus: a case report of successful surgical treatment after preoperative transesophageal echographic evaluation.
abstract: We describe a successful surgical case of a 78-year-old man with a squamous cell carcinoma of the lung invaded to the esophagus. Chest computed tomography on admission showed a tumor mass shadow in the left lower lobe (S(6)). The tumor was adjacent to the esophagus, which was a strongly suspected lung cancer with esophageal invasion. We performed the transesophageal endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for a detailed evaluation of the degree of invasion, and we obtained the findings of localized tumor invasion into the muscular coat of the esophagus. The tumor invaded to the esophagus perioperatively, and we could remove all the involved area with enough surgical margin. We believe that the preoperative evaluation using EUS is a useful procedure, if we suspect the lung cancer with esophageal invasion.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Tottori, Japan. tomohiro19780703@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haruki
authors.forename: Hiroshige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: Youhei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yurugi
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D019160:Endosonography; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011300:Preoperative Care; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome