Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in esophageal colon interposition

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising in esophageal colon interposition

Abstract The idea of using the colon to replace a resected esophagus has a long history. The colon has become a favored organ for esophageal reconstruction in adults with esophageal cancer when the stomach is not suitable or is unavailable. In this article, we introduce an 84-year-old woman that she...

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Veröffentlicht in:Oxford Medical Case Reports 2017-12, Vol.2017 (12), p.omx068
Hauptverfasser: Taslimi, Reza, Jowkar, Akram, Hasani Ghavam, Mohammad Reza, Tavasol, Tayebeh, Allameh, Seyed Farshad, Rakhshani, Naser
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract The idea of using the colon to replace a resected esophagus has a long history. The colon has become a favored organ for esophageal reconstruction in adults with esophageal cancer when the stomach is not suitable or is unavailable. In this article, we introduce an 84-year-old woman that she had surgery 40 years ago and presented with an invasive well differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of colonic origin in reconstructed esophagus.
ISSN:2053-8855
2053-8855
DOI:10.1093/omcr/omx068