Korean J Med.
2013 Jun;84(6):827-830.
Primary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Esophagus
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. ala001@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Pathology, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic Sugery, Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Esophageal neuroendocrine carcinomas are very rare and have a poor prognosis. In addition, the optimum treatment has not been established due to the rarity of the condition. An accurate differential diagnosis is important because treatments and clinical courses differ from those of esophageal squamous cell carcinomas. We report a case of a 61-year-old female who underwent endoscopy for dysphagia and was diagnosed with a neuroendocrine carcinoma of the esophagus, which was successfully resected by esophagectomy.
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