Submucosal oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma with lymph node metastasis : a case report and literature review

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BACKGROUND: Submucosal oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a quite infrequent and special type of oesophageal cancer. Its endoscopic manifestations are similar to those of submucosal oesophageal lesions, so it is easily ignored or misdiagnosed. Thus, the exact and timely diagnosis of oesophageal subepithelial lesions (SELs) is crucial. Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) improves the diagnosis rate of malignant SELs without specific endoscopic presentations.

CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 63-year-old patient with submucosal lesions of the oesophagus under endoscopy, but CT suggested mediastinal lymphadenectasis. Thus, there was a contradiction between them. After multidisciplinary consultation, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) resection was finally recommended. The lesion was completely resected by endoscopic submucosal dissection. Postoperative pathology reported poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, and subsequent PET-CT examination provided clarity, revealing mediastinal lymph node metastasis.

CONCLUSIONS: Not all oesophageal SELs are benign, and a small number of SELs can be malignant. Submucosal oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a rare disease that may be characterized by oesophageal subepithelial lesions (SELs). Therefore, the precise and timely diagnosis of SELs is essential. If it is necessary to obtain lesion tissue for a definite diagnosis, ESD with less invasiveness is an excellent choice.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

BMC gastroenterology - 22(2022), 1 vom: 03. März, Seite 97

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jia, Yuting [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Quanmao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Erfeng [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Zhen [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xing [VerfasserIn]

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Case Reports
Case report
Endoscopic submucosal dissection
Journal Article
Review
Submucosal lesions
Submucosal oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

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Date Completed 07.03.2022

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12876-022-02169-1

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NLM337722056