title: Small cell carcinoma of the esophagus: a case report.
abstract: A case of esophageal small cell carcinoma successfully treated with combination therapy consisting of preoperative chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgical resection. A 76-year-old man presented with a small cell carcinoma measuring 6 cm in diameter in the middle third of the thoracic esophagus. After preoperative therapy, the gross tumor was completely resected. The patient eventually died of metastatic disease 25 months after diagosis. We discuss the treatment of esophageal small cell carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal and Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Nippon Medical School.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akagi
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyashita
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Makino
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Kimiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimanuki
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satake
authors.forename: Nobutoshi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Uchida
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male