title: Surgical Treatment of Squamous Carcinoma in an Antethoracic Skin Tube Used for Esophageal Replacement.
abstract: Occasionally, enteric conduits are unavailable or impractical for esophageal replacement. Cutaneous tubes are rarely employed alternatives that remain useful in specific circumstances. We present the case of a patient with a long standing skin tube complicated by malignancy that was replaced with a new skin tube.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: dmathisen@mgh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Douglas J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Mathisen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004946:Esophagostomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019738:Surgically-Created Structures / Q000009:adverse effects*