Ahmed Omar T, Nam Ga Hie, Shui Yuan, Villavicencio Jaimy, Vaziri Haleh
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, USA.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Connecticut, Farmington, USA.
Cureus. 2022 Oct 30;14(10):e30874. doi: 10.7759/cureus.30874. eCollection 2022 Oct.
Undifferentiated esophageal carcinomas (UEC) are rare, with aggressive behavior and a dismal prognosis. An extremely rare subset is the SMARCA4-deficient UEC, which has only been reported in 14 cases to date. We present two cases of male patients (39- and 64-year-old) with SMARCA4-deficient UEC. Both patients had evidence of metastatic disease on presentation, progressed rapidly, and passed away within three months from the presentation. We aim to raise awareness of this underreported disease and contribute to the exploration of the possible underlying pathology and risk factors.
未分化食管癌(UEC)较为罕见,具有侵袭性且预后不佳。一种极其罕见的亚型是SMARCA4缺陷型UEC,迄今为止仅报道了14例。我们报告了两例男性患者(39岁和64岁)患有SMARCA4缺陷型UEC。两名患者就诊时均有转移疾病的证据,病情进展迅速,就诊后三个月内死亡。我们旨在提高对这种报道不足的疾病的认识,并为探索可能的潜在病理和危险因素做出贡献。