Synchronous Double Primary Cancer of Esophageal Small Cell Carcinoma and Gastric Adenocarcinoma.
- Author:
Joon Mo CHUNG
;
Yong Hwan CHOI
;
Young Oh KWEON
;
Young Mee YUN
;
Byeong Cheal AHN
;
Sung Kook KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Double primary cancer;
Small cell carcinoma
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma*;
Aged;
Biopsy;
Carcinoma, Small Cell*;
Diagnosis;
Drug Therapy;
Esophagus;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1995;15(3):495-500
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Double primary cancer means that more than two cancers with different origin exist independently in an individual. The diagnosis of double primary cancer was determined by following criteria. Each of the tumors must present a definite picture of malignancy, and each must be distinct, and the probability of one being a metastasis of the other must be excluded. Small cell carcinoma has a distinct biological behavior such as, early invasion and metastasis, a rapid clinical course, and significant sensitivity to chemotherapy. Small cell carcinoma in the esophagus is relatively rare, and rarer when it is combined with other malignant disease. We have experienced a case of double primary cancer, a 70-year-old man with esophageal small cell carcinoma and gastric adenocarcinoma, which were diagnosed by gastrointestinal endoscopic biopsy. A review of the Korean medical literature failed to reveal any previously described case of esophageal small cell carcinoma with gastric adenocareinoma. We report this case with review of literatures.
