Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 29, Issue 10 494-497, Copyright © 1999 by Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research
K Shimizu, W Takiyama, K Mandai, M Tanada, Y Kawabuchi and Y Heike
This paper reports a surgically treated case of undifferentiated carcinoma
with lymphoid infiltration of the esophagus. Histologically, most of the
tumor consisted of undifferentiated carcinoma (non-small cell type) with
lymphoid infiltration and a small portion showed features of poorly
differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. Carcinoma with lymphoid
infiltration in the stomach, breast or nasopharynx has a good prognosis,
but in the esophagus this histological type is extremely rare and its
characterization is unclear. This is only the sixth report to date of
undifferentiated carcinoma with lymphoid infiltration of the esophagus.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Undifferentiated carcinoma with lymphoid infiltration of the esophagus: a case report
Department of Surgery, National Shikoku Cancer Center Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan.
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