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Small Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus
Primary Small Cell Carcinoma (SCC) of the esophagus is a rare but very malignant tumor characterized by early dissemination and poor prognosis if untreated. It is similar in appearance and behavior to its counterpart of the lung. Combination chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment, though the standard treatment for esophageal SCC has not been defined yet due to the paucity of cases. The progn...
متن کاملPrimary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus.
INTRODUCTION Primary small cell esophageal carcinoma (SCEC) is a rare and aggressive disease for which there is no recommended standard treatment at this time. METHODS A total of 126 patients with SCEC, diagnosed histologically between May 1985 and June 2005 at our institution, were analyzed retrospectively. All were staged according to the Veterans' Administration Lung Study Group staging sy...
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Introduction: Primary small cell carcinoma of theesophagus (PSCEC) associated with paraneoplastic sweating syndrome is a rare disease characterized with rapid growth rate, metastasis at the time of diagnosis, and poor prognosis. The lung is the most common site for small cell carcinoma but this malignancy includes 0.1% to 1% of all gastrointestinal and 0.8% to 2.7% of esophageal malignancies. ...
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The authors present the case of a primitive small cell esophageal carcinoma. It is a rare and biologically aggressive neoplasm which occurs mainly in the elder male. The case observed concerns a 69 year old female treated with surgical therapy consisting in esophagectomy and intrathoracic esophagealgastrictype plasty. Diagnostic problems either histological or immunohistochemical and the choice...
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conclusions primary scec is a rare and highly aggressive tumor. however, prognosis is poor and long-term survival is exceptional. crt could be an appropriate alternative to operation. patients and methods this brief report was carried out by reviewing the medical records of 22 patients with newly histologically proven scec that were treated between 2000 and 2010 at 2 tertiary academic hospitals...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Clinical Oncology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0277-3732
DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000546