SMALL-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE ESOPHAGUS WITH REGRESSION AFTER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION-THERAPY

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HIRSCH, JA
LEVINE, MS
SILBERG, DG
PHILIPPE, L
机构
[1] HOSP UNIV PENN,DEPT RADIOL,3400 SPRUCE ST,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[2] HOSP UNIV PENN,DEPT MED,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
[3] VET ADM MED CTR,DEPT PATHOL,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
关键词
ESOPHAGEAL CANCER; SMALL-CELL CARCINOMA; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASM;
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The authors present an unusual case of small-cell carcinoma of the esophagus, which manifested on double-contrast esophagography as an ulcerated submucosal mass. The lesion underwent dramatic regression after combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy, which has occasionally been used as an alternative to surgery in patients with this rare but aggressive esophageal neoplasm.
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