Leiomyosarcoma of the esophagus in a patient with chagasic megaesophagus: case report and literature review
| Autor: | Renata Margarida Etchebehere, C. F. Castro Macedo, E. Crema, R. K. Asai, Sheila Jorge Adad, P. De Souza Fernandes, E. M. Hayashi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Leiomyosarcoma
medicine.medical_specialty Esophageal Neoplasms Virology otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Chagas Disease Esophagus Esophagogastroplasty business.industry Esophageal disease Megaesophagus Middle Aged Subtotal esophagectomy medicine.disease Dysphagia Surgery Esophageal Achalasia body regions Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Female Parasitology medicine.symptom Complication business |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 60:879-881 |
| ISSN: | 1476-1645 0002-9637 |
| Popis: | Leiomyosarcoma constitutes approximately 0.5% of the malignant neoplasias of the esophagus and its association with megaesophagus has not been described. We report on a case of a woman with dysphagia that was slowly progressive from the age of 19 due to chagasic megaesophagus. The woman was subjected to cardiomyotomy at the age of 49. She presented a rapid worsening of the dysphagia due to leiomyosarcoma at the age of 61, and was subjected to subtotal esophagectomy with cervical esophagogastroplasty. She developed pulmonary and hepatic metastases 14 months after surgery and died six months later. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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