Esophageal cancer limited to the lamina propria mucosae with a solitary lymph node metastasis along the proximal splenic artery:a case report

An 83-year-old man was detected to have solitary abdominal lymphadenopathy, and pathological findings revealed squamous cell carcinoma. Endoscopic examination revealed a depressive lesion in the middle thoracic esophagus. Endoscopic submucosal dissection was performed. Pathological findings revealed...

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Published inNippon Shōkakibyō Gakkai zasshi Vol. 117; no. 12; p. 1087
Main Authors Arakawa, Noriyuki, Hoshi, Tatsuya, Kusaka, Jun, Umetsu, Teruyuki, Echigo, Hiroharu, Unoura, Yusuke, Iwaki, Hideya
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 2020
Subjects
Aged, 80 and over
Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Mucous Membrane
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Splenic Artery
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Summary:An 83-year-old man was detected to have solitary abdominal lymphadenopathy, and pathological findings revealed squamous cell carcinoma. Endoscopic examination revealed a depressive lesion in the middle thoracic esophagus. Endoscopic submucosal dissection was performed. Pathological findings revealed invasion to the lamina propria mucosae, negative vascular invasion, and surgical margins. At 8 months after metastatic lymphadenectomy, no recurrence was observed.
ISSN:0446-6586
DOI:10.11405/nisshoshi.117.1087