title: [A case of esophageal endocrine cell carcinoma with multiple liver metastases that had a complete response to multidisciplinary therapy].
abstract: A 71-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of dysphagia, and primary endocrine cell carcinoma of the esophagus with multiple liver metastases was diagnosed. After 6 courses of CPT-11+CDDP combination chemotherapy, the liver metastases disappeared, although the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma component remained. Radiation therapy was added to treat the residual esophageal tumor, and a complete response was obtained. This case seems to suggest that multidisciplinary therapy, including chemotherapy, may be effective for treating esophageal endocrine cell carcinoma with other types of organ metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Muroran City General Hospital. h.isshiki@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Isshiki
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Hidetaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Itaru
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: Suguru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakagaki
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaneto
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004701:Endocrine Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D012074:Remission Induction