title: Adenocarcinoma of oesophagus metastasising to the subcutaneous soft tissue.
abstract: Skin and subcutaneous metastases are uncommon, and mostly originating from cancers of the breast, kidney, colon, lung, and melanoma. Oesophageal cancers rarely metastasise to the skin and subcutaneous soft tissue. Skin and subcutaneous metastases are associated with dismal prognosis. Only few related case reports have been published so far. In this report, we describe a 52year old patient with lower oesophageal adenocarcinoma who developed subcutaneous metastasis, 9months after neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by trans-hiatal esophagectomy.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 59046, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: drmutahirtonio@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mutahir A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tunio
authors.forename: Mushabbab
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alasiri
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Riaz
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D059186:Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016629:Esophagectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D010166:Palliative Care; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue; D035441:Thoracic Wall
keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Oesophagus; Subcutaneous metastases