Abstract

RODRIGUEZ, Mary et al. Carcinoma epidermoide de esófago con infiltración submucosa a estómago. Gen [online]. 2006, vol.60, n.4, pp.314-316. ISSN 0016-3503.

Esophageal cancer is a gastrointestinal malignancy with an insidious onset and a poor prognosis. The disease predominantly affects the elderly with a peak incidence among those between 60 and 70 years of age. Unfortunately, many of the symptoms experienced by patients with esophageal cancer occur late in the course of the disease, at which time it is already at an advanced stage, resulting in a very poor prognosis. The most common dissemination is in an ascending path through mucosal extension; extending easily through the thin esophageal wall due to the absence of a serosa to invade adjacent structures. Most complications due to esophageal cancer are attributed to luminal obstruction and local invasion. A case of a 69-year-old male patient is presented. Upper digestive endoscopy showed two separated lesions at the distal esophagus and gastric fundus. Histological changes showed both lesions were squamous cell carcinomas.

Keywords : Squamous cell carcinoma; ascendant dissemination.

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