Carcinoma of unknown primary origin (CUP) is defined as the histological diagnosis of metastasis without the detection of a primary tumor. The incidence of CUP in all patients with a malignant disease has been reported to be between 3 and 15%. Esophageal cancer is the third most common type of cancer of the digestive tract and the seventh most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide....

Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus with cancer invasion beyond the muscularis mucosae is known to have lymph node metastasis and lymphatic or blood vessel invasion compared with intramucosal carcinoma. In submucosal and T2-3 carcinoma, lymph node and lymphatic/vascular involvement are shown more frequently, leading to a poor prognosis. Therefore, we examined proliferative activity of esop...

The Fifth edition of the World Health Organization classification digestive system and American Joint Committee on Cancer staging manual contain substantial refinements information for esophageal tumors. epithelial tumors esophagus are classified as benign, dysplasia, malignant groups. Dysplasia is divided into Barrett dysplasia squamous graded either low-grade or high-grade. Malignant often ad...

BACKGROUND An attempt was made to improve metachronous oesophageal cancer prognosis through bi-annual systematic esophageal endoscopy screening in patients treated for head and neck cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Bi-annual esophageal endoscopy, without a staining procedure, was performed in 1560 patients from 1987 to 1997. The distribution of previous head and neck cancer was oral cavity (20%),...

BACKGROUND We have previously hypothesized that preterm birth or impaired fetal growth may cause esophageal adenocarcinomas through gastroesophageal reflux early in life. In this study, we aimed to test if there is an association between gestational duration and birth weight on the one hand, and risk of esophageal and cardia adenocarcinoma on the other. METHODS We conducted a nested case-cont...

BACKGROUND Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a relative common malignancy with a very poor prognosis, even adopting an integrated and multidisciplinary approach. According to the literature, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) rarely originate from the esophagus. Moreover there are not reports of synchronous occurrence of squamous cell carcinoma and GIST at esophageal site. CASE PRESE...

PURPOSE Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin receptor (NGALR) mRNA level is reduced in isolated chronic myelogenous leukemia blasts but up-regulated in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The mechanism of NGALR regulation is unknown. Here, we show the expression pattern of NGALR and examine the aberrant methylation of its gene in ESCC and esophageal carcinoma cell lines. EXPERIME...

BACKGROUND Esophageal cancer is one of the major health concerns in Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand. However, only a limited number of studies have been reported from this region. This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics and survival rate of esophageal cancer in Thailand. MATERIALS AND METHODS Clinical information, histological features and en...