Primary Small-Cell Carcinoma of the Digestive Tract-An Analysis of Six Cases

Primary small-cell carcinomas occur commonly in the lungs but rarely in the other organs. We studied the treatment outcomes in 6 cases of primary small-cell carcinoma of the digestive tract at our hospital. Six patients were diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma of the digestive tract histopathologica...

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Published inGan to kagaku ryoho Vol. 46; no. 13; p. 2518
Main Authors Oka, Yoshito, Nishimura, Masaki, Yanagisawa, Shinji, Kataoka, Masaaki, Kobayashi, Souichi, Okaniwa, Akira, Watanabe, Yoshihiro, Senda, Takashi, Machida, Taku, Eto, Ryotaro, Hyakutake, Yoshiaki, Kaiho, Takashi
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan 01.12.2019
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Small Cell
Colonic Neoplasms
Esophageal Neoplasms
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Stomach Neoplasms
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Summary:Primary small-cell carcinomas occur commonly in the lungs but rarely in the other organs. We studied the treatment outcomes in 6 cases of primary small-cell carcinoma of the digestive tract at our hospital. Six patients were diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma of the digestive tract histopathologically and treated at our hospital from September 2000 to December 2018. The average age of the patients was 61.5 years(range: 40-80 years). Patients were 3 men and 3 women. The occurrence sites were the esophagus, stomach, and colon in 1, 2, and 3 patients, respectively. The patient with esophageal cancer underwent chemoradiotherapy without surgery. Other patients, except for 1 patient with colon cancer, underwent adjuvant chemotherapy after the surgery. Two of the 6 patients survived for over 5 years. For small-cell carcinomas of the digestive tract with poor prognosis, long-term survival can be expected using multidisciplinary treatments depending on the case.
ISSN:0385-0684