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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology Advance Access originally published online on July 8, 2005
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2005 35(8):483-486; doi:10.1093/jjco/hyi123
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© 2005 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

Case Report

A Case of Esophageal Stricture Due to Metastatic Breast Cancer Diagnosed by Endoscopic Mucosal Resection

Fumiko Sunada1, Hironori Yamamoto1, Hiroto Kita1, Kazunobu Hanatsuka1, Hironari Ajibe1, Mamiko Masuda1, Tomosuke Hirasawa1, Hiroyuki Osawa1, Kiichi Sato1, Yasuo Hozumi2 and Kentaro Sugano1

1 Department of Gastroenterology and 2 Department of Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Kawachi-gun, Tochigi, Japan

For reprints and all correspondence: Hiroto Kita, Department of Gastroenterology, Jichi Medical School, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Minamikawachi, Kawachi, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. E-mail: hkita{at}jichi.ac.jp

Received February 15, 2005; accepted May 15, 2005

Metastasis of breast cancer to the esophagus has been reported but is rare. It is often difficult to diagnose metastases of breast cancer to the esophagus because they are often located in the submucosa and covered with normal mucosa. Although several methods have been reported in order to obtain specimens for pathological diagnosis, the adverse effects including bleeding and perforation were considerable problems. We report a case of a patient with esophageal stricture due to metastatic breast cancer to the esophagus. Pathological diagnosis was successfully obtained using endoscopic mucosal resection of the esophagus.

Key Words: tumor metastasis to esophagus • metastatic breast cancer • endoscopic mucosal resection


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