Suspected malignant degeneration in a Zenker's diverticulum: should we biopsy it?
| Autor: | Cecilio Santander, Jorge Mendoza Jiménez-Ridruejo, Raquel Muñoz González, Pablo Miranda García, Alberto Ezquerra Durán, María Caldas Álvarez, Elena Resina Sierra |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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80 and over medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Zenker Diverticulum Biopsy Gastroenterology General Medicine Degeneration (medical) medicine.disease Surgery Progressive weight loss Lesion Zenker's diverticulum medicine Humans High surgical risk Female medicine.symptom business Deglutition Disorders Diverticulum Oropharyngeal dysphagia |
| Zdroj: | Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva. 114(2) |
| ISSN: | 1130-0108 |
| Popis: | We report the case of an eighty-nine-year-old woman with progressive weight loss, oropharyngeal dysphagia and food regurgitation, presenting a Zenker's diverticulum with a lesion suggestive of malignant degeneration. Conservative management with endoscopic treatment was chosen due to the high surgical risk of the patient. Given the infrequency of these findings, we wondered about the best attitude to follow regarding both diagnosis and treatment according to the patient's characteristics. |
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