Synchronous and metachronous carcinomas of the esophagus and head and neck

Diseases of the Esophagus : Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
Shoji NatsugoeTakashi Aikou

Abstract

We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathologic findings, treatment and outcome of 22 patients with synchronous or metachronous carcinomas of the esophagus and head and neck. The patients with metachronous cancers in whom esophageal cancer occurred first had either an early-stage esophageal carcinoma or only one positive lymph node. Similarly, five of 10 patients with metachronous cancers in whom head and neck cancer was the first tumor had early-stage esophageal carcinomas. The esophageal lesion was mucosal carcinoma in four patients which was found by endoscopy with the iodine dye method. In the patients with synchronous cancers either one or both carcinomas were advanced, and the prognosis of these patients was poor compared with those of patients with metachronous carcinomas. Accordingly, endoscopic surveillance for early detection of metachronous lesions are encouraged.

Citations

Dec 14, 2004·World Journal of Surgery·Shoji NatsugoeTakashi Aikou
Apr 3, 2010·Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery·Shoji NatsugoeSumiya Ishigami
Mar 24, 2016·Diseases of the Esophagus : Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus·Yutaka MiyawakiTatsuyuki Kawano
Nov 6, 2012·Current Medical Research and Opinion·Jonessa Ann S Atienza, Constantin A Dasanu
Aug 31, 2013·Surgery Today·Masaru MoritaYoshihiko Maehara

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