Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1995 Jun;15(2):212-217.

A Case of Early Esophageal Cancer Associated with Invasive Thymoma

Abstract

Metachronous double cancer of primary early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and invasive thymoma is a very rare condition. The invasive thymoma had been detected during the myathenia gravis evaluation and treated by radiation therapy 5 years ago. The esophageal lesion had a nodular-surfaced flat elevation at the mid-esophagus that was found by esophagoscopy. Radical resection for the lesions was undertaken after histologic confirmation. Postoperative pathologic examination documented that the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma was in the "early" stage involving the mucosal and submucosal layer only. We report a case of early esophageal cancer associated with invasive thyrnoma with literatures review.

Keyword

Early esophageal cancer; Thymoma; Double primary tumor

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Esophageal Neoplasms*
Esophagoscopy
Thymoma*
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