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Small Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus Treated with Esophagectomy and following Chemotherapy: Case Report with Review of the Literature

Shuetsu Usami, Satoru Motoyama, Kiyotomi Maruyama, Yu Sato, Kaori Shibuya, Toshinobu Nakatsu, Hirohisa Saito, Yoshihiro Minamiya, J Ogawa

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We report 2 cases of small cell carcinoma of the esophagus treated with esophagectomy as a primary treatment and following chemotherapy. One patient (pT1N1M0) achieved long-term survival, while the other patient (pT1N1M1-lym) died 18 months after surgery. We used reports on 47 Japanese patients receiving esophagectomy as a primary treatment to determine when esophagectomy for small cell carcinoma of the esophagus is indicated. We conclude that esophagectomy as a local treatment provides relatively good long-term survival only in patients without lymph node involvement.

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We report 2 cases of small cell carcinoma of the esophagus treated with esophagectomy as a primary treatment and following chemotherapy. One patient (pT1N1M0) achieved long-term survival, while the other patient (pT1N1M1-lym) died 18 months after surgery. We used reports on 47 Japanese patients receiving esophagectomy as a primary treatment to determine when esophagectomy for small cell carcinoma of the esophagus is indicated. We conclude that esophagectomy as a local treatment provides relatively good long-term survival only in patients without lymph node involvement.

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We report 2 cases of small cell carcinoma of the esophagus treated with esophagectomy as a primary treatment and following chemotherapy. One patient (pT1N1M0) achieved long-term survival, while the other patient (pT1N1M1-lym) died 18 months after surgery. We used reports on 47 Japanese patients receiving esophagectomy as a primary treatment to determine when esophagectomy for small cell carcinoma of the esophagus is indicated. We conclude that esophagectomy as a local treatment provides relatively good long-term survival only in patients without lymph node involvement.

Key concepts: Esophagectomy, Esophagus, Medicine, Chemotherapy, Carcinoma, Surgery, Esophageal disease, Lymph node

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