Korean J Helicobacter Up Gastrointest Res.  2019 Sep;19(3):193-197. 10.7704/kjhugr.2019.19.3.193.

Superficial Esophageal Cancer with Deep Submucosal Invasion Misdiagnosed as a Subepithelial Tumor

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. adagio@catholic.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is commonly used to detect the depth of cancer invasion in the preoperative stage. Intrapapillary capillary loop (IPCL) patterns observed in magnification endoscopy with narrow band image are also known to well demonstrate cancer invasion depth. Here, we report a case of superficial esophageal cancer with massive submucosal invasion, which presented as a superficial esophageal cancer confined to the mucosal layer and with a coincidental hypoechoic submucosal tumor under EUS and IPCL evaluation.

Keyword

Endoscopic ultrasonography; Esophageal neoplasms; Squamous cell carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Capillaries
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Endoscopy
Endosonography
Esophageal Neoplasms*
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