title: A Carcinoid Tumor of the Esophagus Treated with Endoscopic Ablation Therapy.
abstract: Esophageal carcinoids are exceedingly rare and only a few limited cases have been reported. Because knowledge about esophageal carcinoid is based primarily on case reports, the treatment of choice has not been settled. We report here on a localized carcinoid tumor in the esophagogastric junction. As our initial biopsy was nearly equal for the excision, we only performed coagulation ablation therapy instead of a wide excision which is traditionally recommended. The patient is free of recurrence so far during 50-month follow-up. Our report suggests that esophageal carcinoids may be not particularly associated with a poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Namdong-gu, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Namdong-gu, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Namdong-gu, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: carcinoid tumor; esophagus; argon plasma coagulation.