Cutaneous Metastases From Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
| Autor: | Mpistarakis Dimitrios, Liakakos Theodoros, Vrakopoulou Gavriella-Zoi, Theodorou Dimitrios, Stamatina Triantafyllou, Doulami Georgia, Katsaragakis Stulianos, Zografos Georgios |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Skin Neoplasms Esophageal Neoplasms medicine.medical_treatment Adenocarcinoma Malignancy Metastasis Fatal Outcome Breast cancer medicine Humans Esophagus Lung cancer business.industry Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease Esophagectomy medicine.anatomical_structure Upper Gastrointestinal & Bariatric Surgery Surgery Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | International Surgery. 100:558-561 |
| ISSN: | 2520-2456 0020-8868 |
| DOI: | 10.9738/intsurg-d-13-00257.1 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study is to present 2 rare cases of cutaneous metastases originated from adenocarcinoma of the gastro-esophageal junction, thus, underline the need for early diagnosis and possible treatment of suspicious skin lesions among patients with esophageal malignancy. Metastatic cancer to the skin originated from internal malignancies, mostly lung cancer, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer, constitute 0.5 to 9% of all metastatic cancers.5,8,15 Skin metastases, mainly from squamous cell carcinomas of the esophagus, are rarely reported. Cutaneous metastasis is a finding indicating progressiveness of the disease.17 More precisely, median survival is estimated approximately 4.7 months.2,14 This study is a retrospective review of 2 cases of patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and a review of the literature. Two patients aged 60 and 32 years old, respectively, underwent esophagectomy. Both pathologic reports disclosed adenocarcinoma of the gastro-esophageal junction staged T3 N2 M0 (stage IIIB). During follow-up time, the 2 patients were diagnosed with cutaneous metastases originated from the primary esophageal tumor 11 and 4 months after surgery, respectively. The first patient is alive 37 months after diagnosis, while the second one died 16 months after surgery. Cutaneous metastasis caused by esophageal adenocarcinoma is possible. Therefore, follow-up of patients who were diagnosed with esophageal malignancy and underwent esophagectomy is mandatory in order to reveal early surgical stages. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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