title: Corrosive induced carcinoma of esophagus after 58 years.
abstract: Patients with corrosive induced esophageal strictures have an increased risk of esophageal carcinoma. We present a case of a 61-year-old man who ingested sulfuric acid at the age of 3 years and then developed dysphagia at late follow-up. In 2010, he presented to the outpatient clinic with weight loss and worsening dysphagia to both solids and liquids. A barium swallow radiograph and endoscopy demonstrated a long stricture in the middle third of the esophagus. Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy was undertaken via an upper midline abdominal incision and a right thoracotomy, and pathologic examination of the resection specimen confirmed a well-differentiated esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Twenty-two months postoperatively, he reports no dysphagia, and no tumor recurrence was evident during follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin, China. zhangxun69@163.com.cn
authors.forename: Xun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hongli
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Yijun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhenliang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Guojun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002424:Caustics / Q000506:poisoning*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics