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Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma mimicking submucosal tumour.
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BMC Gastroenterology . 4/1/2021, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-3. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- <bold>Background: </bold>Oesophageal submucosal tumours are usually benign. We report a rare case of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma presenting as a submucosal tumour.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>A 58-year-old man undergoing screening oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy was found to have a smooth-surfaced 0.6-cm sized submucosal tumour in the oesophagus 30 cm from the incisor. Endoscopic ultrasonography showed the tumour to be located in the muscularis mucosa; the lesion was heterogeneously hypoechoic and had a clear boundary. With a provisional diagnosis of leiomyoma, the tumour was removed by endoscopic submucosal dissection. Pathological examination showed it to be a moderately differentiated infiltrating squamous cell carcinoma, with normal overlying squamous epithelium. Immunohistochemistry indicated that it was caused by malignant transformation in mucosal glandular duct epithelium. Positron emission tomography-computer tomography showed no tumour spread to any other site. The patient was treated by oesophageal resection.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The clinician should be aware that oesophageal submucosal tumours with smooth overlying mucosa may not always be benign; malignancy must be ruled out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1471230X
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149593999
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01731-7